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Prayagraj, Jan 5 (IANS) With the beginning of the month of Magh, the Magh Mela has started, and the Panchkosi Parikrama, which awakens Sanatan tradition, faith, and cultural consciousness, has also commenced. Pilgrims, including saints and sadhus from various akharas, were seen performing rituals along the Triveni Sangam here. In this context, the saints of the Akhara Parishad expressed their views on the completion of 1,000 years since the attack on Somnath Temple and thanked the Uttar Pradesh …

Prayagraj, Jan 5 (IANS) On the third day of the ongoing Magh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, devotees have been arriving at the Sangam ghats since early morning to take a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers. The 44-day-long Magh Mela began on January 3 at the Sangam in Prayagraj with the auspicious bath on Paush Purnima.IANS spoke to several devotees who expressed their spiritual enthusiasm and appreciation for the arrangements made by the administration.A dev…

Prayagraj, Jan 3 (IANS) The country’s largest annual spiritual and cultural congregation, Magh Mela – 2026, commenced on Saturday at Prayagraj with the auspicious Paush Purnima bathing festival. From the early hours of dawn, an overwhelming wave of faith was witnessed at the Sangam and other ghats as lakhs of devotees gathered to take the holy dip. Despite severe cold conditions, the enthusiasm of pilgrims remained undiminished. By 7:00 PM, more than 3.1 million devotees had performed the ritu…