Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday spoke to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after a stampede-like situation broke out at the Sangam amid the celebration of the Mauni Amavasya at the Mahakumbh Mela, assuring to provide all possible support from Centre.
Prime Minister on Wednesday has spoken to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the second time in an hour after a stampede-like situation in the ongoing Mahakumbh.
Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya Ji on Wednesday appealed to all devotees to not insist on taking a dip at the Sangam Ghat after a stampede-like situation in the ongoing Mahakumbh due to large crowds.
President of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, Ravindra Puri, on Wednesday confirmed that the Akharas will not participate in the Snan today in the ongoing Mahakumbh after chaos erupted due to large crowds.
A 'stampede-like' situation arose at Mahakumbh in Prayagraj in the early hours of Wednesday, leading to some people being injured, according to Special Executive Officer Akanksha Rana.
Amid the crowd of devotees gathered in Prayagraj, Maha Nirvani Akhara reached the Sangam ghat to participate in the Amrit Snan on the auspicious occasion of Mauni Amavasya on Wednesday.
In the early hours of Wednesday, Prayagraj witnessed a huge crowd gathering near the ghats of Triveni Sangam to take a holy dip on the auspicious occasion of Mauni Amavasya in Mahakumbh. Over 80 to 100 million people are expected to reach the ghats.
The revised timetable for the traditional Amrit Snan of the Akharas for the Mauni Amavasya Snan at Maha Kumbh Prayagraj 2025 has been announced. Mela Adhikari Maha kumbh Vijay Kiran Anand released the schedule following a meeting with the Akharas on 24 January 2025.
On the auspicious occasion of Mauni Amavasya, marking the Mahakumbh 2025, the Yogi government is set to welcome an estimated 100 Million devotees with a grand flowery spectacle. In a unique gesture, rose petals will be showered from the sky, adding a divine touch to the Amrit Snan festival a
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused Congress of insulting Sanatan Dharma, saying that the opposition party was nowhere to be seen ahead of the assembly elections in Delhi.