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Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), [1] a city in the State of Uttar Pradesh, India is an important tourist destination attracting many tourists annually. Enriched with a glorious history and being one of the oldest cities in the world.
Prayagraj (/ ˈ p r eɪ ə ˌ ɡ r ɑː dʒ, ˈ p r aɪ ə-/; ISO: Prayāgarāja), formerly Allahabad, is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [8] [9] It is the administrative headquarters of the Prayagraj district, the most populous district in the state and 13th most populous district in India and the Prayagraj division.
[2] [3] Approximately 50 and 30 million people attended the Prayagraj Ardh Kumbh Mela in 2019 and Maha Kumbh Mela in 2013 respectively to bathe in the holy river Ganges, making them the largest peaceful gathering events in the world. [4] [5] The full Kumbh mela is held every 12 years, while an ardha (half) mela is held after about 6 years at ...
Millions of people have taken a holy bath at the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela (also known as Mahakumbh) - described as humanity's biggest gathering - in northern India's Prayagraj city on Monday.
In 2013, 120 million pilgrims attended the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj. [32] Nasik has registered maximum visitors to 75 million. [19] Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj is the largest in the world, the attendance and scale of preparation of which keeps rising with each successive celebration.
A procession of Akharas march over the Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in 2001.. Prayagraj, [1] also known as Ilahabad or Allahabad in an anglicized version in Roman script, [2] and anciently Prayag, is a city situated on an inland peninsula, surrounded by the rivers Ganges and Yamuna on three sides, with only one side connected to the mainland Doab region, of which it is a part.
The Maha Kumbh Mela is the world's largest peaceful congregation of people. [13] This gathering contains millions of devotees immersing themselves in the Ganga , Yamuna , and the mystical Saraswati , waters of which are considered holy by the Hindus, symbolising a purification of the soul and a path to attaining Moksha or liberation. [ 14 ]
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