Kumbh 2019 in Prayagraj.

KUMBH  2019 IN PRAYAGRAJ

Kumbh means pot. A very famous ad mythological story behind this is about samudra manthan (churning of the ocean).  It is believed that samudra manthan was done by the gods and the demons to obtain the amrita (the pot of immortality). The churning continued and  kamdhenu emerged, the Uccaishrave Jyanta, the son of lord Indra, catching sight of the amrita kalasa or the pot with nectar of immorality snatched it from the hands of God Dhanvantari. Noticing this, Lord Shukaracharya, the guru of demons alerted the demons and chased Jaynta. The nector pot was saved from the demons by God Brihaspati with the help God Sun, his Lord Shani and moon who saved the nector kumbh from getting damaged. However, at the time of fighting this amrita fell at the four places on Earth, namely Ujjain, Haridwar, Nasik and Prayagrag where we celebrate kumbh mela today.

We celebrate this festival after every twelve years because it is believed that the fight for amrita (the drink of immortality) was going for 12 god days. Twelve god days means twelve human years.

Kumbh mela was started by Sankaracharya. However, many believe that Kumbh mela was started before samudra manthan too. Kumbh mela is held after 12 years as “Mahakhumb” and 6 years as “Ardh kumbh.”

With the tag line “Divya Kumbh, Bhavya Kumbh” this year kumbh mela is held after 6 years as “Ardh Kumbh “ in Prayagraj. Kumbh mela is the largest religious gathering in the world and devotees from all over the world come here with their tremendous faith and beliefs. It is believed that more than 15 million devotees will bathe at triveni   sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the third mythical river Saraswati. Kumbh mela this year in Prayagraj is from 15^th January  to 4^th march.

This year our government had worked a lot to make kumbh mela a memorable fair for the devotees and tourists who visit here and also to attract tourists from all over the world. The city of Prayagraj has developed so much for this purpose. All the walls and bridges have painted, mostly telling the stories from the old culture and myths of India to welcome its tourists. Many roads and flyover have been made and the roads are extended, so that the tourists and public do not get into any trouble and can easily reach their destination.

A temporary city had been made for the purpose of Kumbh and it is the largest temporary city ever made. The area of this city is bigger than many countries. This year many attractive and beautiful spots have been made for the tourists to enjoy. Many food coarts, water purifiers have been installed in the fair along with 5 star Kumbh hotels. For the first time Akshay vatt, and Saraswati kup is open for all the visitors.

  This year sanitization is a key point to maintain. More than one lakh toilets along with dustbins are placed to make the area clean. Cameras are also installed to make a proper look around the mela for security purpose, police and other forces are also there to protect and help the public in the mela.

Also, free services are given to the devotees like free eye checkups, health checkups etc, especially to the older citizens.

But the thing which is given the most importance is cleanness. We can really see our government to promote “Swach Bharat Abhiyan” in kumbh mela, and it’s our duty to follow this and keep our city and kumbh mela clean.

Kumbh mela 2k19 is working with advance technologies and for the first time Artificial intelligence systems to make all its work easier, faster and more efficient.

To maintain a proper surveillance in the mela the mela is divided into different sectors and many pontoon bridges are made to control the traffic, especially during shahi snans,so that the public can move easily. Lights are installed for the public to move in the night and a lot more preparations for the public and tourists. 

We can surely say that kumbh 2k19 is the best mela of Prayagraj in the history.