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On the past time of the Magh Mela connected Sunday (February 15, 2026) that coincided with Maha Shivratri, implicit 40 lakh devotees took a beatified dip successful the Ganga and Sangam, an authoritative said.
A mela authorization authoritative said that devotees started arriving astatine the just country since precocious Saturday (February 14, 2026) nighttime to instrumentality a beatified dip connected the auspicious juncture and implicit 40 lakh devotees took bath successful the Ganga and Sangam, the authoritative said.
District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma said that amidst capable information arrangements the Magh Mela ended connected Sunday. Mr. Verma said that much than 22 crore devotees took a beatified dip during this year’s Magh Mela, with the highest turnout recorded connected Mauni Amavasya connected January 18, erstwhile astir 4.36 crore took bath. He said the standard of information this twelvemonth acold surpassed the grounds of the 2013 Kumbh held successful Prayagraj, erstwhile astir 12 crore devotees had taken the beatified dip.
The Magh Mela besides remained successful the quality amid tensions betwixt Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and the administration.
A contention erupted connected Mauni Amavasya greeting astatine the Sangam Nose erstwhile police, citing dense assemblage pressure, allegedly stopped the seer from proceeding to the Sangam successful a palanquin on with a ample fig of supporters. Following the incident, helium did not instrumentality the ceremonial bath connected immoderate consequent auspicious time and his differences with the authorities continued.
