Maha Kumbha Parva becomes the largest religious fair in the world, more than 66 crore devotees took a bath

Prayagraj – The Maha Kumbha Parva concluded on 26th February in the holy city of Prayagraj. During this festival, which was held from January 13th to February 26th, more than 66 crore devotees took a bath in the Triveni Sangam and the Ganga river with utmost devotion. This Maha Kumbha Parva has broken all the records of the number of devotees who have come to the Kumbha Melas so far. In fact, this has become the largest religious festival ever held in Prayagraj.

On 26th February alone, 1 crore 32 lakh devotees had taken a bath by 4 pm. The Uttar Pradesh Government had advertised this Maha Kumbha Parva as ‘Divya Bhavya Digital Maha Kumbha’. The Government had estimated that 40 to 45 crore devotees would participate in this great festival, which came after 144 years. However, the Maha Kumbha Parva received a much larger response from devotees. In a tragic accident that occurred on the day of Mauni Amavasya, i.e. the day of Amrit Snan, some devotees died. It was speculated that the influx of devotees would decrease after this accident; but even after that, crores of devotees came to confluence and took bath.

Bathing of dignitaries from all walks of life !

Various dignitaries from the religious field, politicians, actors, sports field, art, science, industry etc. took bath in confluence. All political leaders from the ruling and opposition parties came to the Maha Kumbh Parva for bathing.

The proclamation of ‘Establishment of Hindu Rashtra’ became the focal point

Hoardings put up by Govardhan Peeth at the Kumbha Mela regarding making India a Hindu
Rashtra

The proclamation made by all saints, mahants, akhades and spiritual institutions during the Maha Kumbha Parva for ‘India to become a Hindu Rashtra’ became the focal point of the entire Maha Kumbha Parva. The Hindu Rashtra was proclaimed during the Maha Kumbha Parva through various means such as padayatra, religious parliament, plaques, yagya, signature campaign etc.

Some Interesting facts about the Kumbha Mela

1. After the Kumbha Mela, the crowd of crores of devotees increased in the religious places of Kashi, Ayodhya, Mathura.

2. There was more discussion on the issue of traffic jams during the Maha Kumbha Parva.

3. Anti-Hindu forces tried to spread misinformation about the cleanliness and obscenity at the Maha Kumbha Parva through social media; however, devotees from all levels gave a befitting reply to it. Due to this, the conspiracy to defame the Maha Kumbha Parva failed.

4. Some media outlets tried to defame the Maha Kumbha Parva by continuously reporting on the alleged publicity oriented individuals instead of showing the piousness of the Maha Kumbha Parva.