Modi Offers Prayers At Sangam In Prayagraj

Prayagraj (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Friday and performed a puja at the point of con-fluence of three rivers before launching multiple projects to improve the city's infrastructure and amenities for the 2025 Maha Kumbh.

The prime minister began the visit with the ceremonial puja and darshan at the holy Sangam Nose -- the point of confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the Saraswati rivers. Modi undertook a river cruise before the puja.

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were also present with the prime minister at the puja. Modi then offered worship at the Akshay Vata Vriksha before visiting the Hanuman Mandir and the Saraswati Koop. He also visited the Maha Kumbh exhibi-tion site and was briefed by officials.

The 2025 Maha Kumbh mela will be held from January 13 (Paush Poornima) to February 26 (Maha Shivratri) at Prayagraj. The Maha Kumbh is organised every 12 years. According to Ashutosh Varshney, the Prayagraj-based convenor of Raam Naam Bank, millions of pilgrims come together to participate in the bathing ritual at the Triveni Sangam during the Kumbh Mela.