Ahead of Maghi Purnima Snan on February 12, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that Railways has taken care of all the arrangements at 8 railway stations for Prayagraj Mahakumbh.
Simhastha is a Hindu religious Mela held every 12 years in Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh. It is also known as the Ujjain Simhastha Kumbh and the previous Simhastha was held in 2016.
More than 397.4 million devotees have taken a holy dip in the sacred confluence of river Ganga, Yamuna and mystical Saraswati in the ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj.
At 12.30 pm today, the Chief Minister will take a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according to a statement from the Gujarat Government. The CM will also visit the Bade Hanumanji Temple to offer prayers, the statement mentioned.
Amid the Prayagraj Mahakumbh, Gujarat is set to host its own Mahakumbh, with the sacred gathering to offer devotees not only a chance to deepen their faith but also the unique opportunity to undertake the Parikrama of all 51 Shakti Peeths in one place within their lifetime the state governm
The event has been hailed as a spiritual and cultural extravaganza, with pilgrims from across the globe praising the arrangements made by the authorities.
Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the PM shared a video and wrote in a post "Here are highlights from a very divine visit to Prayagraj."
A three-member judicial commission constituted to investigate the tragic stampede that occurred on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya during the Maha Kumbh, has arrived in Prayagraj to investigate the incident that occurred on 29 January.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday, launched a scathing attack on the BJP and the Uttar Pradesh government over Prayagraj's Kumbh Mela management, alleging severe lapses that led to casualties.
In the wake the stampede at Mahakumbh, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former MP ST Hasan expressed deep concern and criticised the authorities for their negligence in managing the event.
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in a stampede at Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred in the early hours, claiming multiple lives and leaving several injured. Offering his condolences, Sukhu praye
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday appealed to devotees at the ongoing Mahakumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj to take a holy dip at the ghats nearest to them and advised them to not insist on taking a dip at the Sangam Ghat due to large crowds.