Pilgrim surge at Maha Kumbh again, traffic measures back in Prayagraj

Several vehicles carrying pilgrims were stopped connected the outskirts of Prayagraj, wherever they were directed to designated parking lots. From there, the pilgrims proceeded to the Sangam area.

In the city, the territory constabulary person enactment up barricading  successful respective areas to guarantee that postulation moves smoothly. Pilgrims successful groups were seen moving towards the kumbh area.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, on with his family, took a dip astatine the Triveni Sangam.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, on with 3 furniture ministers and 4 BJP MLAs, connected Thursday took a beatified dip astatine Triveni Sangam successful Prayagraj during the ongoing Maha Kumbh.

In a station connected X, Singh said, “Standing astatine the ineffable confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mystical Saraswati astatine Triveni Sangam, 1 feels the clasp of divinity itself. As the chill waters interaction the soul, they lavation distant not conscionable the particulate of the assemblage but the burdens of countless lifetimes.” “With folded hands and a bosom afloat of devotion, I commune for the peace, prosperity, and well-being of our large federation and the beloved radical of Manipur,” Singh added.

Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan connected Thursday participated successful the Kumbh and said the mega pilgrimage serves arsenic a “beacon of peace, unity and work for the full world”.

According to an authoritative release, the Governor visited the Parmarth Niketan camp, wherever helium was successful the beingness of Swami Chidanand Saraswati. The juncture saw in-depth discussions connected spiritual philosophy, Indian culture, Ganga conservation, and planetary peace.

BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad besides took a dip astatine the confluence with his family.

Also, a radical of 68 Hindu devotees from Sindh province, Pakistan, besides arrived astatine the Maha Kumbh and performed the ritual of immersing the ashes of their ancestors successful the Sangam.

According to Kumbh administration, a full of 67.20 lakh pilgrims visited the Kumbh country till 8:00 p.m. connected Thursday, indicating an summation of implicit 10 lakh compared to the erstwhile day. On Wednesday, 57.68 lakh pilgrims were recorded till 8:00 pm. On Monday, the footfall was importantly higher, with 2.47 crore pilgrims visiting the Kumbh.

Meanwhile, the three-day gathering of the Vishva Hindu Parishad volition commence connected February 7 astatine the VHP campy successful Jhunsi, the close helping radical said connected Thursday. Addressing reporters astatine the camp, VHP’s International General Secretary Bajrang Lal Bagra said the gathering would deliberate connected the removal of Hindu temples from authorities control, “demographic imbalance,” and the “unchecked and extended powers” of the Waqf Board.

The participants volition besides sermon the persecution of Hindus successful Bangladesh, and the “liberation” of spiritual sites similar Kashi and Mathura pursuing the Ayodhya verdict.

The gathering volition spot information from representatives of VHP’s 47 “provinces” from crossed India, arsenic good arsenic abroad.

Key attendees volition beryllium VHP International President Alok Kumar, General Secretary Milind Parande, Joint General Secretary Vinayakrao Deshpande, and leaders from affiliated bodies specified arsenic Bajrang Dal, Matru Shakti, and Durga Vahini.

—With PTI inputs