By Ashvini Ranjan A day after my article titled ‘Kumbh Mela: Beyond the Holy Dip’ appeared in SOM dated February 27, 2025, I received a surprising phone call. A friend, with a hint of concern, asked if I had managed to find my wife at Prayagraj (UP). I chuckled, thinking it was a joke. But…
By Ashvini Ranjan The line for taxis at the Prayagraj airport stretched endlessly, filled with weary travellers eager to reach the Kumbha Mela. The distance to the city was a mere fifteen kilometres, yet the taxi fare stood stiff at Rs. 2,500. “No guarantee you will reach Prayagraj, Sir,” cautioned the man at the counter,…
Prayagraj: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam of Ganga, Yamuna and invisible Saraswati this morning on the occasion of Maha Kumbh 2025. The PM reached Bamrauli Airport in Prayagraj at around 10.30 am, from where he landed at the helipad of DPS in Arail via helicopter. He reached Arail…
Situation under control, claims UP Government Prayagraj (UP): A few pilgrims were feared dead while several suffered injuries in a stampede at Sangam at the Maha Kumbh Mela here early this morning, official sources said. The sources said that the incident took place at around 2 am due to heavy crowd pressure on the occasion…
Prayagraj: The 45-day Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, celebrated as the largest gathering on Earth, commenced early this morning at the sacred Triveni Sangam — the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers — in Prayagraj, on the occasion of Paush Purnima. Uttar Pradesh DGP Prashant Kumar stated, “Maha Kumbh 2025 has begun…
Prayagraj: American billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs — widow of Steve Jobs — reached the ashram of her guru, Swami Kailashnand Giri, the acharya Mahamandaleshwar of Niranjini Akhara, in Prayagraj. She will be staying at the camp till Jan. 15 before heading back to the US to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of…
The first part was published yesterday. This is the concluding part. —Ed By Rtn. Roopa Venkatesh Day 5 and 6: We left Prayagraj after a sumptuous breakfast to the famed temple town, the holiest of cities for Hindus, variously called, Kashi, Benares and Varanasi. Name Kashi is from the Sanskrit word “kas” — light. The…
Pious visit to Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Kashi and Gaya —1 Mysuru city’s senior Rotarian couples and a few individuals went on a pilgrimage to Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Kashi and Gaya. Rtn. Roopa Venkatesh, who was among the pilgrims, writes about these Holy places and her experiences.—Ed By Rtn. Roopa Venkatesh A group of 31 believers in…
Supreme Court Bench allows Atiq to approach the Allahabad High Court for protection Prayagraj: Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and two others have been found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment by a Court in Prayagraj in the 2006 kidnapping case of Umesh Pal, a witness in the BSP MLA Raju Pal’s murder. Umesh Pal, too, was…
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