On July 21st a dragon swallowed the sun!
TAREGNA, India (July 21) – The longest solar eclipse, of the 21st century, created near darkness soon after dawn.
Hindu mythology says an eclipse is caused when a dragon-demon swallows the sun.
The moon covered the sun completely and created a shadow, on the third rock from the sun, earth — at 6.24 a.m. (0054 GMT).
It was an event in India, which had many live, broadcasts, reporting from the town of Varanasi, on the banks of the Ganges River, sacred to devout Hindus.
Thousands of Hindus took a dip in keeping with the ancient belief that bathing in the river at Varanasi, especially on special occasions, cleanses one's sins. The eclipse was seen for 3 minutes and 48 seconds.
The eclipse — visible only in Asia — will move north and east from India to Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan and China.
Yadacity cool.
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