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Swami Avimukteshwaranand’s ‘Gau Dharma Yuddh’ Lucknow event gets police nod — with 16 strict rules
March 11, 2026 11:40 am
According to the permission letter issued by the Ashiyana police station, no provocative speeches, controversial slogans or disruption to public life will be permitted during the programme.
Brahmin politics heats up in UP: Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak backs Swami Saraswati’s demand for action against guilty officers
February 21, 2026 4:08 am
The development comes in the backdrop of a tussle between Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the seer over the alleged clash with the police. Pathak also felicitated 101 'Batuk Brahmins' at his residence, calling ‘pulling of choti’ of a Brahmin ‘maha paap’
‘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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
MAGH MELA PHOTOS
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.
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