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Uttar Pradesh: Transgender sadhus take holy dip at Prayagraj, leave for Ay
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
As the country celebrates the festival of Makar Sankranti which holds great significance for the Hindu community, transgender saints take holy dip at Prayagraj sangam. Lakhs of devotees took a holy dip at Magh Mela on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. The group of transgender saints partici
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UP govt will rehearse for Mahakumbh 2025 through Magh Mela 2024
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Officials have been directed by the government to ensure that the Magh Mela is conducted successfully, safely, and cleanly.
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Magh Mela in 2024 will be held in 800 hectares area in Prayagraj: CM Yogi
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The CM added that officials have also been given instructions to ensure proper traffic and parking arrangements. District administration owill ensure that there is no traffic congestion in the city during the Magh Mela.
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Magh Mela is being held as a trial run for the upcoming Mahakumbh: CM Yogi
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"Speaking to the journalists on Wednesday after reviewing the preparations for the Mahakumbh and Magh Mela, the Chief Minister said that around four thousand organisations will participate in the Magh Mela. As part of the ongoing preparations, checkered plates are being installed in the vici
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"He should leave India": Hindu seers express displeasure over Samajwadi Pa
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Denouncing the slanderous remarks of Samajwadi Party MLC Swami Prasad Maurya over Ramcharitmanas, Hindu seers in Magh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj demanded the government to take stringent action against the Samajwadi Party leader.
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Amid 'Ramcharitmanas' row, VHP pitches for UCC at seers' meet
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
While the controversy around the remark against Ramcharitmanas figured prominently in the discourse at the seers' meet, they arrived at the consensus that implementation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would go a long way to stopping such 'attacks on Hindu society'.
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Uttar Pradesh: Over 1.9 cr devotees, saints take holy dip in Sangam on Mau
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Mauni Amavasya is an auspicious day in the Hindu religion. It falls on the month of Magh as per the Hindu calendar.
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Devotees take holy dip in Ganga on Mauni Amavasya in Varanasi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Thousands of devotees were seen taking a dip in the holy Ganga on the ghats of Varanasi. They were also seen offering prayers to Goddess Lakshmi, Ganesh and the Sun and remembered their ancestors and the departed souls of the family.
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UP Police using body cameras for surveillance at Magh Mela underway in Pra
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The police said that 80 spots have been identified where body cameras are being experimented with for the first time in the Mela to help secure the ongoing event.
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Devotees throng to Prayagraj for Magh Mela
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Devotees took part in the Magh Mela 2023 on Friday in Prayagraj at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and mythological Saraswati rivers.
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Maha Shivaratri: Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at Gorakhnath temple
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 1 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at the Gorakhnath temple on Tuesday on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.
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Siberian birds flock to Sangam, attract tourists to Prayagraj
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 12 (ANI): Thousands of Siberian birds have added to the attraction of Prayagraj, which is hosting the annual Magh Mela that attracts pilgrims and tourists in droves.
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