Impact of Mass Bathing and Religious Activities on Water Quality Index of Prominent Water Bodies: A Multilocation Study in Haryana, India

Table 1

The selected water bodies, their location, and the religious activities performed.

Site number	Name of water body	District	Activity
(1)	Kapalmochan tank	Yamunanagar	Full moon day (Kartik/Nov) on eve of Gurunanak birthday
(2)	Kirmach pond	Kurukshetra	Kulotarn Tirth, fair at Sept month
(3)	Ban Ganga Tirth tank	Kurukshetra	Vaishakhi (April)
(4)	Brahmsarovar tank	Kurukshetra	Amavasya (new moon day), solar eclipse
(5)	Jyotisar tank	Kurukshetra	Amavasya (new moon day), solar eclipse
(6)	Saraswati Tirth tank	Pehowa, Kurukshetra	Pind-dan and bathing during Sharadh (Sept-Oct), solar eclipse & Kartik amavasya
(7)	Phalgu Tirth pond	Kaithal	Somvati amavasya of Sharadh
(8)	Pandu-Pindara Tirth pond	Jind	Somvari amavasya (new moon day on Monday), solar eclipse, Sharadh