Dozens of children drown during 3-day Hindu festival in eastern India

PATNA, India: Dozens of children drowned while participating in cleansing rituals during a three-day Hindu festival in Bihar, eastern India, state officials reported.

Recent heavy monsoon rains had significantly raised the water levels in rivers and ponds across the state, leading to unsafe conditions during the rituals.

A statement from Bihar's disaster management department confirmed that at least 46 p