In this image released by @CMOfficeUP via X on Monday, Feb.
10, 2025, President Droupadi Murmu offers prayers at Saraswati Koop during a
visit at the Maha Kumbh Mela, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. (@CMOfficeUP on X
via PTI Photo)
- MAHA KUMBH NAGAR
(UP) — President Droupadi Murmu on Monday took a holy dip at
the Triveni Sangam, and said the huge gathering of faith and belief at the Maha
Kumbh is a living symbol of India's rich cultural heritage.
-
- After the dip in Sangam, Murmu offered a coconut to River
Ganga and prayers to the Sun.
-
- Later in a post on X, she said, "Today I had the good
fortune of bathing in the holy confluence of Maa Ganga, Yamuna and the stream
Saraswati in the divine atmosphere of Prayagraj Maha Kumbh."
-
- The president said the Maha Kumbh gives the message of unity
and spirituality to humanity.
-
- "This huge gathering of faith and belief is a wonderful
and living symbol of India's rich cultural heritage. Maha Kumbh gives the
message of unity and spirituality to humanity. I pray to Maa Ganga that she
keeps her blessings on everyone and keeps spreading happiness and peace in
everyone's life," she added.
-
- On her way to Sangam, the president fed grains to the
migratory Siberian birds flocking the river.
-
- Officials said while going by boat to Sangam Ghat, Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath told President Murmu that the green coloured water
coming from one side was that of the Yamuna river while the yellow coloured
water on the other side was that of the Ganga river.
