Maha Kumbh 2025: 'Mahayagna' of unity has concluded, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday likened the massive Maha Kumbh congregation to the newly awakened consciousness of a nation breathing freely after breaking the shackles of a slavery mindsetThe Maha Kumbh has concluded The mahayagna of unity has concluded he wrote in a blog a day after the mega religious exercise concludedModi said more devotees than were ever imagined took the holy dip in Sangam asserting that India is now forging ahead with new energy and that this points to a change of era which will write a new future for India 45 140 hellip pictwittercomTgzdUuzuGImdash Narendra Modi narendramodi February 27 2025The prime minister offered apology to Mother Ganga Mother Yamuna Mother Saraswati as well as people who he said are a form of God to him for any shortcoming in the services renderedHe noted that making such a massive arrangement was not easyAt least 30 devotees had died during a stampede at the Maha Kumbh which drew devotees in huge numbers from across the countryThe Uttar Pradesh government has said that over 65 crore people visited the sacred site in Prayagraj since the Maha Kumbh began on January 13In his blog Modi praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath saying as an MP from Uttar Pradesh he can proudly say that the government administration and people collectively under Adityanaths leadership made this Maha Kumbh of unity successfulEveryone be it sanitation staff police personnel boatmen drivers and cooks made it a success by working relentlessly with a sense of devotion and service he said praising residents of Prayagraj as wellHe asserted that what has never happened in the past few decades happened this timeIt has laid the foundation for many coming centuries he addedThe number of devotees who reached Maha Kumbh has definitely made a record he said adding that people almost double the US population in numbers took the holy dipThe administration had made its estimate based on the experience of previous Kumbhs he said noting that the real numbers turned out to be more than imagined The prime minister said it was a very pleasant experience for him to see young devotees attending the holy congregation in large numbersThis boosts the faith that Indias young generation is the carrier of our values and culture and understand its responsibility in taking it forward They are committed to it he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever