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Dwaj arohan ( Flag hoisting) ceremony marked the formal commencement of the 2015 Kumbh Mela. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
Dwaj arohan ( Flag hoisting) ceremony was organised at Trimabkeshwar to mark the formal commencement of the 2015 Kumbh Mela. The religious ceremony was attended by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, State women and Child Welfare minister Pankaja Munde and the mahants of the the 'akhadas'. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
Rajnath Singh addresses the crowd at Trimbakeshwar. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
Devotees line up to see the flag hoisting ceremony. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi )
State Women and Child Welfare minister Pankaja Munde is seen having an intense conversation with the Home Minister Rajnath Singh during the Dwaj arohan ceremony. ((Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
Preparetion of Nasik Kumbh mela 2015 and devotees are gatherd around the Ramkund. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
Holy dip is taken at two places on the Godavari: legacy of a bloody battle between two sects of sadhus 225 years ago at which 12,000 are said to have been killed, leading to an order by the Peshwa marking out separate ghats at Nashik and Trimbakeshwar. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
Sages, like the one above are prepped up for Kumbh, at Ramkund, Nasik. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
Nashik Kumbh mela, devotees are gathered around the Trimbakeshwar, Nasik on Tuesday due to flag hositing ceremony held by Rajnath Singh. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
Between 80 lakh and a crore are expected in Nashik, and 25-30 lakh at Trimbakeshwar, on the three big bathing days — nearly double the numbers seen the last time. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
348 CCTV cameras, 250 loudspeakers, 80 LED screens are set up to help special police control room monitor crowd. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
Substantial spending is made on roads between the towns, and to build Sadhugram on 338 acres for 3 lakh sadhus. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
Dwaj arohan at Trimbakeshwar marks the formal commencement of the Kumbh festival currently underway in Nashik and Trimbakeshwar. (Source: Express Photo by Rashmi Rajput)
Helicopter roped in to shower flower petals on idol during the flag hoisting ceremony at Trimbakeshwar. (Source: Express Photo by Rashmi Rajput)
World record being attempted at Kumbh. This is set to be the biggest jyoti created at Kumbh. (Source: Express Photo by Rashmi Rajput)
This will be a no-plastic Kumbh — cloth bags to be distributed free. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
40 NGOs are assigned the duty of crowd control. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
22 departments working to provide water, power, board, lodging, security, transport. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
Budget is Rs 2,378 crore — the bulk for 7 new ghats in Nashik and 4 in Trimbakeshwar — needed for the spill from the 1,450 sq m Ramkund ghat in Nashik and Trimbakeshwar’s Kushavarat Kund, which is about the size of a volleyball court. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
Around 80 lakh devotees are expected at the two-month long festival. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
