43 people including 37 children drown to death while taking ‘holy dip’ during ‘Jivitputrika’ festival in Bihar

PATNA: As many as 43 people, including 37 children, died by drowning and three others went missing while taking “holy dip” in rivers and ponds in separate incidents during the ‘Jivitputrika’ festival in Bihar, the state government said in a statement on Thursday.The incidents occurred in 15 districts of the state during the festival held on Wednesday.During the ‘Jivitputrika’ festival, women fast for the well-being of their children.



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