People from all over the country and the world gathered for the Mahasnan of Mahakumbh in Tirtharaj - A sea of people from all over the country and the world gathered to take a holy dip on the first Amrit Snan festival of Mahakumbh at the sacred confluence of life-giving Ganga, Shyamal Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati.
After the Paush Purnima Snan festival, now the Mahasnan of Mahakumbh started on Tuesday. The earlier beliefs are being fully followed by the Mahakumbh Mela administration. Amrit Sadhus and the Saints of Mahanirvani Akhara are going for the bath. By 8:30 in the morning, more than one crore people took a dip in the Sangam.
Following the rules, the order of bathing has also been issued to 13 Akharas of Sanatan Dharma in Amrit Snan.
Mahanirvani Akhara took Amrit Snan first.
On Makar Sankranti, Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani took Amrit Snan first. Along with this Shri Shambhu Panchayati Atal Akhara took Amrit Snan. In the second place, Shritaponidhi Panchayati Shriniranjani Akhara and Shripanchayati Akhara took the Anand Amrit bath.
Three Sanyasi Akharas will take the Amrit bath, which includes Shripanchdashnam Juna Akhara Shripanchdashnam Aawahan Akhara, and Shripanchagni Akhara.
Devotees gathered to see the grand procession of Naga Sadhus.
Naga Sadhus of Panchayati Nirvani Akhara took Amrit bath in their royal form with spears, tridents, and swords. Sadhus and saints participated in the procession riding on horses and chariots, which spread devotion and spiritual energy in the entire area. The bhajan troupes accompanying them and the slogans of the devotees made the atmosphere more divine.
Devotees have been running towards the Ganga since midnight with bundles on their heads and bags in their arms.
There was a rush of devotees in the Nagvasuki temple and Sangam area since early morning. Elderly, women, and youth, all were seen moving towards Sangam filled with faith, carrying bundles on their heads. The devotion to bathing was such that people had started taking a dip in the holy waters of Ganga since night.
Strict security arrangements at every step, horse-mounted police marched.
The administration made tight arrangements for the safety of devotees in Maha Kumbh Nagar. Barricades were put up on every road and vehicles were thoroughly checked. The entire event remained peaceful and organized with the deployment of police and security forces at every step. DIG Kumbh Mela Vaibhav Krishna, SSP Rajesh Dwivedi along with the police team marched on foot in the fair area with horses and paved the way for the Akhada sadhus going for Amrit bath.
Chants of Har Har Mahadev and Jai Shri Ram echoed on the ghats.
Chants of Har Har Mahadev and Jai Shri Ram were heard on the bathing ghats spread over an area of 12 kilometers. Along with the sadhus taking Amrit baths, common devotees also took a dip in their faith. A huge crowd of devotees was seen from all around for the Ganga bath around Sangam. During this, everyone made the Sangam area resonate with the slogans of Har Har Mahadev and Jai Shri Ram.
From Monday evening itself, the wave of people started coming into Mahakumbh city, which continued till late night. Most of the devotees who took a dip on Monday on Paush Purnima also stopped to take an Amrit bath.
A huge crowd gathered from midnight itself.
On the eve of the Mahasnan of Makar Sankranti, the roads of Prayagraj city and Mahakumbh city had turned into a path of devotion from all directions. When a sea of saints, devotees, and tourists from the country, and the world thronged, their steps were towards the ghats. A huge crowd had reached the 44 bathing ghats spread over about 12 km after midnight itself.
There was not even a place to stand on the banks of the holy Triveni. - Amidst the loud slogans of Jai Shri Ram, Jai Ganga Maiya, and Har-Har Mahadev, some were running towards Sangam with flags in their hands, while some kept moving forward with quick feet holding a dand-kamandal and a bead.
Two and a half crore devotees can take a holy dip.
The fair administration estimates that more than two and a half crore devotees will take a holy dip in the Sangam on the first royal bathing festival. Devotees had already reached the ghats for Makar Sankranti bathing on the Sangam coast.
Due to crowd management, vehicles were stopped six to seven km before the Sangam coast, due to which roads were converted into footpaths on all sides. People kept taking long strides towards the Sangam coast with bundles on their heads, bags on their shoulders, holding the hands of children and women in their hands. Devotees from far-off places were waiting to take a bath on the straw spread on the 44 bathing ghats built on both banks between Phaphamau and Arail.
What to do on Sankranti
According to Acharya Vidyakant Pandey, director of Parashar Jyotish Sansthan, one must donate after bathing on Makar Sankranti. In this, food should be fed to a poor person. Also, blankets, khichdi, copper, and gold should be donated. Iron and urad should not be donated. Its donation is forbidden.
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