<p>Ten, nine of them children, died in Orissa and two each in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand during celebrations on the full moon day of Kartik month, officials in respective states said.<br />In holy town Ayodhya, devotees took a plunge in Saryu river and paid obeisance at temples, including famous shrines Kanak Bhawan and Hanumangarhi, illuminated on the occasion.<br /><br />Seers from Prayag, Haridwar, Mathura, Kashi and all the seven Puris, sacred chairs of Hindu devotion, also took dip in the Saryu river.Kartik Mela, which started a week ago, culminated today in Faizabad town with no reports of any untoward incident in the past seven days.<br />Braving an early morning nip in the air, faithful took dip at Brijghat in Garhmukteshwar in Ghaziabad, Yamunagar in Haryana and the Sangam in Allahabad.<br /><br />According to a Hindu legend, taking dip during Kartik Purnima cleanse devotees of their sins. Faithful also believe that on this day, gods descend on earth and reside in sacred rivers.</p>
<p>Ten, nine of them children, died in Orissa and two each in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand during celebrations on the full moon day of Kartik month, officials in respective states said.<br />In holy town Ayodhya, devotees took a plunge in Saryu river and paid obeisance at temples, including famous shrines Kanak Bhawan and Hanumangarhi, illuminated on the occasion.<br /><br />Seers from Prayag, Haridwar, Mathura, Kashi and all the seven Puris, sacred chairs of Hindu devotion, also took dip in the Saryu river.Kartik Mela, which started a week ago, culminated today in Faizabad town with no reports of any untoward incident in the past seven days.<br />Braving an early morning nip in the air, faithful took dip at Brijghat in Garhmukteshwar in Ghaziabad, Yamunagar in Haryana and the Sangam in Allahabad.<br /><br />According to a Hindu legend, taking dip during Kartik Purnima cleanse devotees of their sins. Faithful also believe that on this day, gods descend on earth and reside in sacred rivers.</p>