Maha Kumbh report: 50 crore devotees have taken holy dip at Sangam for the reason that Jan 13
The Sangam town of Prayagraj etched its call in records and entered the record books on friday as a complete of fifty crore devotees have taken a
holy dip during the maha Kumbh
since it started on january 13. This participation marks the biggest congregation in human history for any non secular, cultural, or social event, officials stated.
to put that into context, the range of devotees who have taken the holy dip on the Triveni Sangam is greater than the population of any u . s . a . within the international, except for india and China.
in line with the usa Census Bureau, a few of the international's pinnacle 10 maximum populous international locations are india (1,41,ninety three,sixteen,933), china (1,40,seventy one,eighty one,209), the united states (34,20,34,432), indonesia (28,35,87,097), pakistan (25,70,47,044), nigeria (24,27,94,751), brazil (22,thirteen,59,387), bangladesh (17,01,83,916), russia (14,01,34,279) and mexico (thirteen,17,41,347).
At the beginning of the maha Kumbh, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath had projected that the occasion could see over forty five crore devotees visit Sangam town and take a holy dip, a milestone already finished by february 11.
by way of february 14, the variety of bathers crossed 50 crores, with 12 days and one Amrit Snan nonetheless final. the full be counted is now expected to soar beyond fifty five to 60 crores, officers stated.
a closer have a look at the pilgrimage highlights the overwhelming participation on key bathing days, with Mauni Amavasya on january 29, seeing the maximum sizeable gathering, with 8 crore devotees taking the holy dip. It turned into the identical day whilst
30 human beings died in a stampede at the Triveni ghat
.
On makar sankranti (January 14), a total of three.five crore devotees participated in the Amrit Snan.
extra than two crore devotees bathed on january 30 and february 1. Paush purnima witnessed 1.7 crore devotees taking the dip.
On Basant Panchami, 2.fifty seven crore devotees participated within the ritual bathing. The large bathing competition of
Maghi purnima also noticed over two crore devotees
at Triveni Sangam.
With the maha Kumbh 2025 persevering with to attract tens of millions, this spiritual congregation is on target to turn out to be the largest in human records, officials was hoping.
The maha Kumbh will conclude on february 26.
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