Devotees take dip in Renuka Lake on Ekadashi

Hundreds of devotees took a dip in the Renuka Lake in Sirmaur district on the occasion of Hariprabodhini Ekadashi on Tuesday. The holy dip began around 3 am and will continue till late evening.

Throughout the day, a large number of devotees from different states of north India arrived at the lake for a holy ‘snan’ and offer prayers to Bhagwati Renuka Ji and Lord Parshuram.

A huge rush was seen at the ‘Snan Ghat’ of the lake since morning, said an NGO worker Om Prakash Thakur, who was guiding devotees at the spot.

Narottam Das, a devotee from Kaithal, Rajpal Goyal from Delhi and Balbeer Singh Chauhan from Chakrata (Uttarakhand) said they came tr the fair with their families as Lord Parshuram was their ‘kul devta’ (family deity). They added that after reaching on Monday, they spent the whole night under the sky in the ‘Mela ground’ chanting bhajans.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu walked around the Renuka Lake Tuesday morning and directed the administration to improve the basic amenities in the area for tourists and locals.

Elaborate security arrangements were witnessed at the ‘Snan Ghat’ to control the crowd, officials said.