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Kumbh 2019: Meet the 'Machaan wale baba'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): As Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh is witnessing one of the largest human gatherings on the auspicious occasion of the 2019 Kumbh Mela, there are indeed several things which are grabbing the eyeballs of the visitors.
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Ram temple at Kumbh mela draws crowds
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Even as pressure mounts on the government to construct the Ram temple in Ayodhya, a replica of the temple is proving to be a crowdpuller at the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
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Kumbh '19: VVIP bathing island constructed at Triveni Sangam
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): A temporary VVIP bathing island has been constructed in the middle of Triveni Sangam at the Kumbh Mela, comprising bathing facilities for both men and women.
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Fire breaks at Kumbh Mela, no causalities reported
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), [India], Jan 19 (ANI): A fire broke out at the ongoing Kumbh Mela here in Prayagraj on Saturday evening but no casualities have been reported yet.
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Kumbh 2019: Muslim who gives light to Hindu Akhadas
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): In another shining example of unity in diversity, a Muzaffarnagar resident has been coming to the Kumbh Mela for more than three decades to help the Sadhus light up their tents.
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Australian ascetic becomes centre of attraction at Kumbh Mela
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): He sits in sharp contrast to the dark-skinned sadhus around him at Kumbh, smoking from a chillum, his white hair tied atop his hair. And yet, he too is an ascetic.
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President Kovind offers prayer at Kumbh
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday offered prayers on the banks of River Ganga during the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
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PBD at Varanasi will allow participants to take a holy dip at 'Sangam' dur
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Those coming for participating in this year's Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) at Varanasi will have a unique opportunity to take a holy dip at 'Sangam' in Prayagraj during the ongoing Kumbh Mela, said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on
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President Kovind to visit Prayagraj tomorrow
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Prayagraj on Thursday, where he will unveil a large statue of Maharishi Bhardwaj, amid the ongoing Kumbh Mela.
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Kumbh: Saints light 33,000 'diyas' wishing for early construction of Ram T
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): As part of the ongoing Kumbh Mela, a group of saints lit 33,000 'diyas' (earthen lamps) in Prayagraj wishing for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya at the earliest.
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Kumbh Mela gets global recognition, thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar-Pradesh) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Kumbh Mela gets global recognition due to the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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In pictures: Pilgrims seek salvation at Kumbh Mela 2019
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): One of the world's largest religious festivals, the Kumbh Mela kick started on January 15 at Prayagraj - formerly known as Allahabad - in Uttar Pradesh.
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