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"Meanwhile, officials said that since the Kumbh Mela commended on January 15, 20.54 crore devotees had taken a dip in Ganga. More than 1.20 crore devotees had taken a dip in the river till 4pm on Tuesday. ALLAHABAD: The cold wind sweeping the ghats and the tight security arrangements notwithstanding, chants of 'Har, har Gange' welcomed the crack of dawn as 1.25 crore devotees took a dip in Sangam on Maghi Purnima, the fifth snan of the Kumbh Mela on Tuesday. "Taking a dip in Ganga on the occasion of Maghi Purnima was an elevating and divine experience. For the snan, Mela police had implemented crowd and traffic management plans and hence the devotees were able to freely enter and exit the Mela ground..