Claim: Image shows monks who came to attend the Ayodhya Ram temple bhoomi pujan ceremony violated Covid-19 protocols.
Fact-check: Fact Check: Image of monks in Kumbh Mela falsely circulated as that of Ayodya bhoomi pujan
Verdict: this is an old image from the 2013 kumbh mela festival in allahabad. it shows the newly initiated naga sadhus.
Organisation: India Today
Author: Prakriti Sharma
Date published: 2020-08-09T09:57:40