Prayagraj: With Prayagraj Maha Kumbh continues to witness massive footfalls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that close to 53 crore devotees have taken the holy dip at the Sangam so far. The Maha Kumbh which started on January 13 will continue till February 26.
Notably, while crores of people are taking the holy dip daily, around 1.36 crore devotees took the holy dip on Sunday alone. Apart from India, devotees from abroad are also visiting devotees in large numbers.
‘Maha Kumbh is the world’s largest spiritual and cultural event’
“This moment is even more important for us when Mahakumbh is being organized, which has become the world’s largest spiritual and cultural event to date. So far, 53 crore devotees have taken a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam and this process will continue for the next nine days,” news agency ANI quoted the chief minister as saying.
Yogi Adityanath lavishes praise on PM Modi
Adityanath added, “Under the leadership of PM Modi, for the first time the faith of the country got respect. The wait of 500 years is over and now we can go to Ayodhya to offer prayers to Lord Ram. In 2016-17, when there was no BJP government in the state, the number of devotees coming to Ayodhya was only 2 lakh 35 thousand, and in 2024, this number is more than 14 to 15 crore devotees. This is the result of the contribution of the devotees.”
Meanwhile, after the recent stampede at the Maha Kumbh that led to the deaths of at least 30 devotees recently, the authorities have taken steps so that the same kind of incidents do not happen again, including the issue of fresh guidelines for those visiting the Mela. After the recent stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station, in which 18 people lost their lives due to the stampede, the Northern Railway also started more special trains for Prayagraj.
