Kumbh Mela: How Religion Becomes A Spectacle Of Size And Scale
Take the example of the recently concluded Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj. It was advertised as a big marketing opportunity with ...
Yogi Adityanath’s 'Land Jihad' Salvo At Past Govts: 'Mafia Encroached On Prayagraj’s Ancient Sites'
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pointed out that the holy Akshay Vat, situated inside the Allahabad Fort, was ...
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Seer takes water from Triveni Sangam for distribution in Northeast states
Swami Keshavdas Maharaj, the head priest of Yogashram Bihalangini in Guwahati, has made preparations to deliver water from the Triveni Sangam to devotees in all the states in the Northeast.
Boatman Family Earned Rs 30 Crore In Maha Kumbh? UP Chief Minister’s Claim Triggers Debate: ‘Better Than Infosys’
Pintu Mahra, the boatman whose fanily was praised by UP CM Yogi Adityanath in UP assembly for minting ₹30 crores in 45 days ...
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On this day in 1859, Allahabad-Kanpur rail section started its full operation
It was on this very day in 1859 that a 119-mile-long Allahabad-Kanpur section was fully opened, marking a significant milestone in the history of the railways in India, barely two years after the ...
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Landmark in Rail History: Celebrating the Allahabad-Kanpur Line
On this day in 1859, the Allahabad-Kanpur section was fully opened, marking a key milestone in Indian railway history.
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How Prayagraj learnt to live with Kumbh stampedes
My uncle had saved his sister by pulling her out of the river waters by her hair as she slipped below amid the commotion, says city-based advocate Niranjan Lal recalling the 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede ...
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Here's how Prayagraj learned to live with stories of Kumbh stampedes
This was the first Kumbh in Allahabad after Independence ... again on Mauni Amavasya day as a massive crowd sought to enter into the Triveni Sangam waters for the 'amrit snan'. Lal, 67, and his wife ...