Maha Kumbh is starting from today and it is the first bath of Paush Purnima. 60 lakh devotees have taken a holy dip in Maha Kumbh till 9:30 am. It is estimated that up to one crore devotees will take a dip today. Along with this, 20 quintals of flowers will be showered. Because such a rare coincidence is happening after 144 years.

Kalpvasis seen praying

On the occasion of Paush Purnima, Kalpvasis take a dip in the confluence and follow the difficult rules of Kalpvas during the Maha Kumbh period and pray for attainment of virtue, salvation, attainment of salvation and welfare of the whole world. Along with the welfare of themselves and their family members, Kalpvasis also pray for the welfare of the whole world.

With the start of Maha Kumbh, due to Monday, the special coincidence of worshiping Mahadev made this moment even more rare and devotees were seen taking a pledge by taking a dip in the holy water stream in worship of Mahadev at all the ghats of Maha Kumbh Mela area.

Slogans of Har-Har Mahadev

All the ghats including Sangam Nose kept resonating with the slogans of Har-Har Mahadev, Jai Shri Ram and Jai Bajrang Bali throughout the day. At the same time, immense enthusiasm was seen among ordinary household devotees for bathing. On the very first day, a huge crowd from Prayagraj and surrounding areas including Bihar, Haryana, Bengal, Odisha, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh was seen at various ghats of the holy city Prayagraj including Sangam.

Devotees from Europe were blessed

A stream of devotees from the country and abroad was seen at Sangam Ghat. The YouTuber team from South Korea was seen capturing various shots of the Maha Kumbh with their cameras, while tourists from Japan were seen taking information from the local guide after seeing the immense crowd in the Maha Kumbh. Sanatani devotees from various countries of Europe including Russia-America, along with witnessing this great festival of faith and unity on Monday, also took a holy dip.