{"id":75861,"date":"2025-02-25T19:09:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T19:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=75861"},"modified":"2025-02-25T19:09:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T19:09:39","slug":"maha-kumbh-to-wind-up-today-after-holy-dip-for-shiv-ratri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=75861","title":{"rendered":"Maha Kumbh To Wind Up Today After Holy Dip For Shiv Ratri"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. So far, a record 63.36 crore people from every echelon of society \u00a0 have taken the holy dip at Prayagraj’s Triveni Sangam – the meeting point of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the long-lost Saraswati.<\/li>\n
  2. Huge arrangements have been made for today’s dip that will begin\u00a0before dawn and ring down the curtains on the festival that takes place every 12 years. .\u00a0<\/li>\n
  3. Since Monday, crowds started swelling at the mela grounds for the final “Amrit Snan” that will begin in the early hours.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  4. The government has taken comprehensive measures that include efficient crowd management, enhanced sanitation and adequate medical facilities.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  5. This is complemented by elaborate arrangements for security, transportation and emergency response systems.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  6. The extra focus on arrangements came after the January 26 stampede on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, in which more than 30 people died and more than 60 were injured.<\/li>\n
  7. It sparked a massive political slugfest that saw most leaders of the Opposition and the BJP joining the fray.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  8. As the Opposition repeatedly targeted the government, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused them of denigrating religion and culture. PM Modi said it showed a “slave mentality”.<\/li>\n
  9. The other big controversy was over reports that suggested that water at the Sangam contained fecal coliform bacteria and was not fit for bathing. Yogi Adityanath issued a denial, accusing critics of spreading misinformation.<\/li>\n
  10. Kumbh, mentioned first in Rig Veda, the oldest Hindu scripture, means a pitcher. The story goes that drops of amrit, the nectar of immortality, had spilled when it was brought up by gods and demons through churning the cosmic ocean. A bath in the rivers at these spots under the right constellations is believed to wash off all sins. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u200bThe 45-day Maha Kumbh — one of world’s largest religious gatherings — ends today with the final dip at the confluence in Prayagraj on Shivratri.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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