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Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Centre on Wednesday (January 29, 2025) urged airlines to maintain “reasonable fares” for devotees making their way to Prayagraj for the ongoing Maha Kumbh. IndiGo said it has slashed down ticket prices by 30% to 50% on flights to and from the…
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Prayagraj: Piles of clothes, shoes, bags and other discarded belongings were seen on the ground after a stampede broke out at Prayagraj’s Maha Kumbh, the world’s largest religious gathering, this morning. Several people were feared dead and more than 30 others were injured in the crush that took place around 1 am when millions of…
Mahakumbh Nagar: Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Mahant Ravindra Puri on Wednesday said that due to the stampede-like situation at Maha Kumbh, the seers have called off their Mauni Amavasya’s Amrit Snan. A stampede-like situation broke out at Sangam earlier on Wednesday, where several people, including women and children, suffered injuries. “You would’ve seen what…
Authorities implemented stringent security measures, managing massive crowds with AI-powered surveillance, drone monitoring, and increased police presence. While the Mela area has already been declared a no-vehicle zone for the next few days, the Prayagraj administration has also made an appeal to local residents to avoid using four wheelers and opt for two wheelers only…
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Prayagraj: The ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela has attracted a significant number of devotees to Prayagraj, where they come to take a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam. As of afternoon on Tuesday, over 23.9 million people, including 1 million Kalpawasis, have taken a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers, as…
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New Delhi: The railways is running 360 trains, including 190 special trains, for millions of devotees expected to visit the Maha Kumbh Mela on ‘Mauni Amavasya’, Satish Kumar, Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board, said on Tuesday. The ‘Amrit Snan’ on ‘Mauni Amavasya’ on Wednesday is expected to draw around 10 crore pilgrims to…
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Prayagraj: The ongoing Mahakumbh event here is a congregation like no other, drawing millions of devotees and pilgrims from across the world. Among the sea of visitors, various ‘babas’ stand out, especially those who carry their distinct identity. One such figure is Baba Artatrana, who cures people with a touch of his feet. He claims…
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New Delhi: On a three-day visit to the Maha Kumbh, Philanthropist Sudha Murty helped serve the Mahaprasad in the ISKCON camp at Prayagraj. Wearing a green saree, and a black bag on her shoulders, Ms Murty is seen standing at the food counter, distributing chapattis to devotees visiting the Maha Kumbh. 📍Prayagraj | #Watch: Sudha…
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Mahakumbh Nagar: Their barely-clad bodies smeared in ash and long hair in deadlocks, seers at the Maha Kumbh begin each day at 4 am with a dip at the holy Sangam and a litany of rituals before proceeding to receive the pilgrims visiting them. Life in the ‘akhadas’ for these seers involves a bevy of…
New Delhi: Abhey Singh, a former aerospace engineer from IIT Bombay who has become a major attraction in Prayagraj’s Maha Kumbh Mela, has been expelled from his akhara. According to media reports, Mr Singh, dubbed the ‘IITian Baba’, was banned from entering the Juna Akhara camp and its surroundings for using abusive language against his Guru,…
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