Uttarakhand Urban Development Minister Madan Kaushik on Sunday said that the 2021 Kumbh mela, which is to be organised in Haridwar, will be a 48-day-long event. He further said that the Uttarakhand government will issue the notification for the Kumbh Mela in February instead of January 1.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat asserted that Kumbh Mela will be held in its "divine form" at Haridwar in 2021 despite the practical problems arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
PM Modi said that in 1954, the media did not have the courage to talk about this loss of lives in the Kumbh stampede.
The prime minister took a bath at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj and also interacted with sanitation employees.
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The chill in the atmosphere in and around the Sangam here failed to dampen the spirit of around 1.5 crore people who gathered on Sunday for the third 'shahi snan' at the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati.
All roads led to Sangam city where devotees gathered ahead the third and the final shahi snan on Basant Panchami, falling on Sunday, during which more than two crore people are expected to take a holy dip at the Kumbh Mela.
The chief minister will also visit Akshayvat and Saraswati Koop along with his council of ministers.
Special show on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav taking a holy dip at Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, UP.
A chemical bottle labelled as Hydrogen Peroxide was seized from their possession and later sent for chemical analysis to find out the content of the mixture.
Over 70 lakh devotees took a dip in the Ganga river on Monday on the occasion of Paush Purnima during Kumbh Mela in Allahabad.
With a view to tracing the children lost during the massive Kumbh congregation here, the Uttar Pradesh police will be using RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags for kids under 14 years.
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The North Central Railway (NCR) has launched a mobile application that will help those arriving in Allahabad for the Kumbh Mela starting from January 15 to navigate through the city and the mela grounds, an official said.
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The Kumbh Mela, held every three years, is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which people gather to bathe in a sacred or holy river. The mela, which is the world’s largest gathering of its type, draws lakhs of bhakts (devotees) from all over the country and around the globe. Here are some of the photographs from the festival which will give you a glimpse of diverse nature of the mela.
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State BJP spokesperson Chandramohan also said an unprecedented positive atmosphere is building up for the Kumbh mela next year.
The logo, which comprises temples, seers, a kalash (pitcher) and a 'Swastika', was launched by the governor at a function in the Raj Bhawan.
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