Blinkit, the quick-commerce platform, has announced the launch of a temporary store at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj to cater to the needs of pilgrims and tourists attending the event. Albinder Dhindsa, Blinkit’s CEO, shared the news in a post on X (formerly Twitter), detailing how the 100 sq. ft. store is strategically located…
PRAYAGRAJ: The craze for reels has not just changed the social media game but has also transformed the way devotees take a holy dip at Sangam. As chants of “Jai Shri Ram”, “Har Har Mahadev” and “Jai Ganga Maiyya” reverberated through the air on the first major snan of Paush Purnima Monday, a troupe of…
PRAYAGRAJ: India is the spiritual heart of the world. Sangam‘s water is cold, but India’s heart is filled with warmth – this is how Pedro James, a yoga practitioner from Brazil, described the hospitality of Maha Kumbh‘s host country.At the Sangam with her friends, Pedro said: “First time in India, I have come to Prayagraj…
‘Sadhus’ take part in a procession towards Sangam ahead of Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, in Prayagraj. (PTI Photo) SANGAM (PRAYAGRAJ): At the stroke of dawn on ‘paush purnima’ on Monday, when most of north India will remain ensconced in warm quilts to brave the Jan chill, more than 1 crore devotees will converge on the…
SANGAM, PRAYAGRAJ: Amidst bone-chilling cold and intermittent rain, a group of young men gathered at Parade Ground in Sangam area – their whispered conversations disrupted the quiet as they focussed intently on a large billboard positioned at the edge of the crossroad. Their smartphones were aimed at the display board featuring four QR codes, which…
Swami Kailashanand Giri clarified lingering speculation around the visit, calling Powell Jobs “a daughter” and highlighting her deep respect for Indian spirituality. Laurene Powell Jobs, philanthropist and wife of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, visited the iconic Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi on Saturday, accompanied by spiritual leader Swami Kailashanand Giri of Niranjani Akhara. The…
PRAYAGRAJ: PM Modi said Friday that Maha Kumbh 2025 would become a “Maha Yagya of unity” and take the spiritual and cultural identity of the country to new heights.The PM addressed a public meeting at Maha Kumbh mela ground after inaugurating 167 projects, collectively worth Rs 5,500 crore, to improve the city’s infrastructure and provide…
NEW DELHI: Hoping to attract more than 40 crore devotees from across the globe, UP govt and Union ministry of culture and tourism have joined hands to make ‘Maha Kumbh 2025′ in Prayagraj – cited as one of the world’s largest religious congregations – a showcase of the rich diversity of Indian culture. Plans are…
PRAYAGRAJ: The saint community has come out in support of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) on the issue of not allowing non-Hindus to set up food shops in the mela area during Maha Kumbh.The proposal mooted by ABAP chief Shri Mahant Ravindra Puri recently was opposed by Muslim religious body, All India Muslim Jamaat,…
LUCKNOW: Saturday’s killing of NCP functionary Baba Siddique in Mumbai has foregrounded disturbing parallels with sensational murders last year of UP gangsters Atiq Ahmed and brother Ashraf in police custody in Prayagraj, as well as the courtroom assassination of Sanjeev Maheshwari in Lucknow. In all three cases, the emerging pattern is that relatively unknown shooters…
