'Happy to take part': 118 member delegation from 7 countries arrive at Maha Kumbh
PTC News Desk: A 118 member delegation from 77 countries arrived at Maha Kumbh on Saturday. The delegation includes Heads of Mission (HOM) and their spouses as well as diplomats.
Ambassador to India, Robert Maxian, congratulated the Indian government for organizing the event. "I am very excited. I want to congratulate your government for organising this great spiritual event... I am a fan of India. India is like my second home," he said.
Meanwhile Ambassador of Argentina to India Caucino also expressed her joy over the religious congregation and said that he feels grateful to be able to participate in in the ceremony and follow the traditions.
"I am very happy to take part in this important ceremony and follow the traditions," he said..
Christian Villarreal, Bolivia Head of Mission in India, said, "... The Minister of External Affairs has the capacity to invite us once a year to the main celebrations of India. I had the privilege to be invited to Diwali 1.5 years ago, but nothing compares to this occasion. Not even my sons will be able to visit such an event which happens once in 144 years..."
More than 5 million devotees took bath in the sacred confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mystical Saraswati in the ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj.
- PTC NEWS
