CM Yogi Adityanath visits Prayagraj to review Magh Mela snan parv preparations, meet saints, and attend Ramanandacharya’s 726th birth anniversary.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will visit Prayagraj to assess preparations for the upcoming Magh Mela snan parv.

According to an official release, during his visit, the Chief Minister will assess preparations for the major bathing ceremony, which attracts a large number of devotees from around the country.
Furthermore, CM Adityanath will meet with saints and religious leaders at the Magh Mela location, according to the release.

The Chief Minister will also attend a function commemorating Ramanandacharya’s 726th birth anniversary. In addition to these events, CM Adityanath plans to visit Rajendra Prasad National Law University in Prayagraj.

The Magh Mela in Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), held at the divine Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the sacred rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and the legendary Saraswati, is one of India’s major pilgrimages.

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The pilgrimage is called after the Hindu month of Magh, which usually falls between January and February.

The Prayag Magh Mela is a 45-day pilgrimage that begins on Paush Purnima (the full moon day of the month of Paush) and finishes on Mahashivaratri, covering the entire month of Magh.

The mela starts on the full moon day of Paush with the snan (ritual dip). Over the course of the fair, there are a total of six ritual snans, viz. on Paush Purnima, Makar Sankranti (beginning of Magh), Shattila Ekadashi (day of the waning of moon- Krishna Pakhsa- in the month of Magh), Mauni Amavasya (the no moon day of Magh when people take vow of silence), Basant Panchami (also called Magha Shukla Panchami, the fifth day of the waxing phase of the moon in Magh), Achala Saptami (seventh day of the waxing phase of the moon in Magh, celebrated as the birth

The annual Magh Mela evolves into the Kumbh Mela every fourth year in Prayag, and into the Maha Kumbh Mela every twelfth year, gathering millions of faithful pilgrims to the magnificent celebration.