Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh [India], February 1 ANI : The MahaKumbh has drawn diplomats from around the world, with many foreign diplomats expressing their excitement and gratitude to India for the opportunity to experience it's rich cultural heritage firsthand in the Maha Kumbh Mela.
This is a very important event for India and also for all of us. This happens very rarely. I am very grateful to the Ministry of External Affairs for giving us the opportunity to visit there Shankar Prasad Sharma, Nepal's Ambassador to India, emphasised the sacred nature of the occasion and affirmed, "This is a very sacred occasion and it is a great opportunity for me to join the millions of people who are getting blessings through Maha Kumbh Snan.
I am sure these millions of people are looking for purity and enlightenment and I am happy that I will be a part of it. So I'm very happy that I'm here today," he added. This is a once in a lifetime experience. This is a special Maha Kumbh that happens once in years.
So I think we are very blessed to be here and to have this opportunity," he said. He praised India's ability to bring people together, celebrating common humanity and spirituality. You have seen millions of people from all over the world coming together and this is what India is about that it can bring people from all over the world together, celebrating our common humanity, our common spirituality and forgetting our differences and immersing ourselves in the sacred Ganges river and ensuring that we all pray for peace, which is what the world needs at this time," he added.
Expressing her excitement and appreciation for the opportunity to experience the Maha Kumbh, Diana Mickeviciene, Lithuania's Ambassador to India stated, "I always wanted to go.
