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Formerly known as Alfred park and Company Garden, it is a public park of 133 acres area and is the biggest park in Prayagraj. [2] It is renamed after freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad, who sacrificed his life here, during the Indian independence struggle in 1931. Cathedral: All Saints Cathedral: 1887: A noted Anglican Cathedral in Prayagraj. [3]
Islam is second most popular religion in district of Prayagraj with approximately 13.38% following it. Around 0.93% stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.51% stated 'No Particular Religion'. Small numbers of Christians live in the district. [9] The Prayag Kumbh Mela is a major Hindu event. Prayagraj has a Triveni Sangam.
Prayagraj (/ ˈ p r eɪ ə ˌ ɡ r ɑː dʒ, ˈ p r aɪ ə-/; ISO: Prayāgarāja), formerly called Allahabad, is a metropolis 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.
The Allahabad Fort was constructed by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1583. Abu'l-Fazl, in his Akbarnama writes: [2]. For a long time [Akbar's] desire was to found a great city in the town of Piyag [Prayag], where the rivers Ganges and Jamna join, and which is regarded by the people of India with much reverence, and which is a place of pilgrimage for the ascetics of that country, and to build a ...
Prayagraj: Near Sangam Prayagraj Allahabad Fort: Ashoka Pillar (Inscribed stone pillar) N-UP-L1-b Allahabad Fort: Zanana Palace (Rani Mahal) Prayagraj: Prayagraj Upload Photo: N-UP-L2 Cemeteries in Kydganj Prayagraj: Prayagraj Cemeteries in Kydganj: N-UP-L3 Khusru Bagh: Prayagraj: Lukerganj Prayagraj Khusru Bagh More images: N-UP-L3-a
It is also said that the town was destroyed in an earthquake in CE 1359 as a result of the invocations of saint Ali Murtaza. The historian Dr. D. P. Dubey These traditions and the etymological meaning of the name Jhunsi possibly indicate to the destruction and burning of the site by the Muslim invaders in the 13th century CE.
Prayagraj is the king of all pilgrimage centers because Lord Brahma conducted first (pra) ten yajnas (yag) there at Dashaswamedh Ghat also located in Daraganj. Considering that Lord Brahma lives one hundred celestial years- equivalent to 311 trillion 40 billion earth years, and we are currently in fifty-fifth year of Brahma, and assuming that Brahma performed first ten Yajnas when he was ...
Triveni Sangam is located at Prayag – the area of Prayagraj neighbouring the confluence; for this reason, the confluence is also sometimes referred to as Prayag. [5] At the Triveni Sangam, the distinct characteristics of the rivers are visible: the Ganges flows with clear water [verification needed], while the Yamuna appears greenish ...