After taking Amrit Snan, Mahamandaleshwar Chetangiri Ji Maharaj of Mahanirvani Akhara told ‘PTI-Bhasha’, “Every 12 years, Purna Kumbh takes place in Prayagraj and after 12 Purna Kumbhs, this Mahakumbh comes after 144 years. Very lucky people get the opportunity to bathe in Mahakumbh. “68 Mahamandaleshwars and thousands of saints took the nectar bath from Mahanirvani Akhara.”
In the next sequence of Amrit Snan, the saints of Taponidhi Panchayati Shri Niranjani Akhara and Anand Akhara took Amrit Snan in which Akhara Parishad President Mahant Ravindra Puri was at the forefront and after him the flag of the Akhara and then the deity Kartikeya Swami and Surya Narayan riding on the palanquin. Were. Behind them was a group of Naga ascetics and amidst all of them Niranjani’s Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Kailashanand Giri was riding on a grand chariot.
After the Amrit Snan, Niranjani Akhara Secretary Mahant Ravindra Puri told PTI, “35 Mahamandaleshwars of Niranjani and thousands of Naga Sanyasis took the Amrit Snan.”
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti of Niranjani Akhara and former Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said, “The crowd of youth at the Ghat shows how much faith the youth have towards Sanatan Dharma. Whenever anyone challenged Sanatan Dharma, the youth and saint community came forward and protected the religion.”
After Niranjani and Anand Akhara, thousands of saints from Juna Akhara, Avahan Akhara and PanchAgni Akhara took the nectar bath. Along with Juna, the saints of Kinnar Akhara also took a dip in the Ganga.
Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Swami Avadheshanand Giri of Juna Akhara came to the bathing ghat riding on a grand chariot and thousands of Naga Sannyasis were also with him. After the Sanyasi Akharas, three Bairagi Akharas – Shri Panch Nirmohi Ani Akhara, Shri Panch Digambar Ani Akhara and Shri Panch Nirvani Ani Akhara took bath one by one. After this, Udasin Akharas – Panchayati Naya Udasin and Panchayati Bada Udasin Akhara took bath.
At the end, the saints of Shri Panchayati Nirmal Akhara took the nectar bath. Despite the severe cold and fog, crowds of people were seen moving towards Sangam from every direction in Prayagraj since morning. Along with taking bath, common devotees are also having darshan of the sages and saints of the Akharas in the Sangam area.
Here, vegetable puri and khichdi prasad are being distributed on a large scale by the city residents at various intersections and main roads of the city for the devotees returning to their destinations after taking the Sangam bath.
Mukesh Chandra Jaiswal, one of the devotees who is running a bhandara in the name of Shri Ram Janaki Temple near Muthiganj intersection of the old city, said that today the bhandara of puri sabzi, khichdi and halwa is going on continuously from 6 am in the morning and it will continue till 11 pm. Will work.
Pandit Kishore Kumar Pathak, who is running a bhandara in the name of Prabhu Kripa Prachin Bal Roop Hanuman Mandir Tripaulia at Zero Road intersection, said that Khichdi Prasad is being distributed to the devotees since morning so that they go away with a good experience about Prayagraj.
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