Haridwar, Nov 8 (PTI) Scores of devotees took a holy dip in the Ganga at Har ki Pairi and other ghats on Kartik Purnima on Tuesday.

A ritual bath on Kartik Purnima is considered sacred as Lord Vishnu is believed to have been born on this day, said astrologer Pandit Manoj Tripathi.

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Coinciding with the year's last lunar eclipse, the day assumes even greater significance, he said.

The devotees converged in large numbers on the ghats from the early hours for a purifying dip in the hope of attaining 'moksha' (salvation).

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Several devotees have been staying in Haridwar throughout Kartik for a daily dip.

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