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‘Prove you are Hindu’: Swami Saraswati gives 40-day ultimatum to UP CM Yogi Adityanath to declare ‘gau mata’ as ‘rajya mata’

January 30, 2026 3:07 pm

Maintaining that the issue related to the Magh Mela is over for now, Swami Avimukteshwaranad Saraswati said that now it is Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s turn to answer to his demands.

Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati at Sangam during the Magh Mela, in Prayagraj on Monday. (ANI Photo)

After notice warning he'd be barred, Swami Saraswati warns Prayagraj Magh Mela authority of legal action

January 23, 2026 11:29 am

On notice over Shankaracharya title, he says, ‘Questioning beyond jurisdiction of an administrative officer like you’

Magh Mela Row | Swami Sarawasti gets notice for using ‘Shankaracharya’ title, he says admin interfering with age-old traditions

January 21, 2026 8:03 am

Mela authority cites 2022 SC order; Cong, SP and Hindu Mahasabha condemn action

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses gathering at Magh Mela in Prayagraj amid remarks on caste and religious divisions

Incidents in Bangladesh a warning for us: UP CM Yogi at Magh Mela event

January 12, 2026 10:16 am

Says divisions on basis of caste, sect or religion will become a cause of total destruction

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Day 1 of Magh Mela sees over 31 lakh people taking dip at Sangam

January 04, 2026 2:27 pm

Robust security arrangements in place to ensure the safety of pilgrims, say officials

The shutdown aims to prevent effluent discharge as lakhs of devotees gather at the Sangam in Prayagraj.

350 industrial units in Kanpur shut for Magh Mela to preserve ‘sanctity’ of Ganga

January 03, 2026 10:35 am

The units, including 288 tanneries, will remain closed from December 31 to February 15, officials said.

Magh Mela starts on January 3, Sangam railway station closed for arrival-departure on snan days

Prayagraj Magh Mela travel alert: Trains will be diverted at this station on these days, check details

January 17, 2026 1:48 pm

The advisory covers the period from January 2 to February 16, with the main bath days falling on January 3, 14, 18, 23, and February 1 and 15.

He also criticised excessive trade-union politics and called for unity at the Gorakhpur event.

In a first, Magh Mela in Prayagraj gets its own logo

December 12, 2025 4:33 am

Designed by consultants Ajay Saxena and Pragya Ajay, govt says the logo reflects the spiritual significance of Kalpavas at the Sangam

Rush of devotees at the Triveni Sangam on the eve of Magh Purnima in Prayagraj on Tuesday evening. Here's all you need to know about Magha Purnima 2025. (PTI Photo)

Magha Purnima 2025: Know the date, moonrise timings, significance, rituals, and more

February 12, 2025 9:31 am

Magha Purnima 2025 Date and Time: Magha Purnima marks the end of the Magha month and a time for spiritual reflection and purification, and this year, it is falling on February 12, 2025 (Wednesday).

Yogi govt barred me from participating in Magh Mela, alleges head priest of Dwarka Math

January 14, 2018 2:33 am

Priest locked in court battle over Jyotir Math calls it ‘act of injustice’.

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Police personnel and volunteers are deployed along the Sangam ghats to manage pilgrim movement on the opening day of Magh Mela

In Pictures: Magh Mela begins at Sangam with holy dip on Paush Purnima in Prayagraj

January 03, 2026 3:43 pm

Lakhs of devotees gather at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj to take a holy dip on Paush Purnima, marking the beginning of the annual Magh Mela

Magh Mela: Devotees take holy dip at Sangam in Allahabad

January 20, 2015 3:08 pm

The annual Magh Mela in Allahabad has commenced and people from all over the country have come to take a dip in the sacred confluence point of rivers Ganga and Yamuna.

Thousands gather for the annual Magh Mela in Allahabad

January 12, 2015 4:39 pm

During the fair Hindu devotees gather to take dips in the holy Sangam in Allahabad.

Magh Mela: Pilgrims throng Sangam in Allahabad to take a holy dip

January 05, 2015 2:54 pm

Millions of devout Hindus visit the confluence in Allahabad during the annual 45-days Magh Mela to to rid themselves of their sins and attain prosperity.

Devotees take a dip at Sangam on 'Basant Panchami'

February 04, 2014 2:29 pm

Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus take holy dips at the confluence during the astronomically auspicious period of over 45 days celebrated as Magh Mela.

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Makar Sankranti: Thousands take holy dip

January 15, 2016 5:15 am

Haridwar, Jan 15 (ANI): On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, devotees were seeing braving the biting cold to take the holy dip that also marked the beginning of the annual month-long religious congregation 'Magh Mela'. Thousands converged in Allahabad at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna which is also called Sangam, walking several miles on foot to take the holy dip. People were seen wading in waist-deep waters to pray and perform pujas.