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Why Madurai Is South India's Most Spiritually Dense City and the Slow Way to Experience It

The city that doesn't separate the sacred from the streetMost temple cities keep the divine behind walls. Madurai refuses that arrangement. The Meenakshi Amman temple sits at the geographic and psychic centre of the city, and everything, the flower market, the silk shops, the idli stalls, orbits it without apology.…

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Why No One Could Measure Hanuman’s Tail

What if a divine secret has been hiding in plain sight for centuries? A temple, a statue, a belief and a mystery no one has been able to solve. There is a place where Hanuman is not standing, but lying down, and this unusual form leaves visitors amazed. The most…

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Akhilesh Yadav on Mahakumbh faecal contamination: 'People are raising questions'

SP Supremo alleged that after the assembly address of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, the 'janta' asked if this was 'contempt' of a report of a government authority. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Maha Kumbh: Over 8 million devotees take holy dip in Sanagam today

Devotees are flocking to the Mahakumbh Mela Kshetra to take a sacred dip in the Triveni Sangam, experiencing the spiritual significance of this ancient and grand event. Read further on Dynamite News:

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How excitement of Hindu pilgrims turned to death and chaos at Maha Kumbh Mela

SPECIAL REPORT: For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as millions descended on this northeast Indian tent city, was it a disaster waiting to happen? Namita Singh reports from Prayagraj

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Maha Kumbh: Over 4.55 million devotees take holy dip at Triveni Sangam

The ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela has attracted a significant number of devotees to Prayagraj, where they come to take a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Maha Kumbh 2025: Glimpses of holy dip of SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav at Sangam

Samajwadi Party Supremo Akhilesh Yadav took a holy dip at Tiveni Sangam on occasion of Maha kumbh. Here are some Glimpses of holy dip of SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav at Sangam Here is the glimpses

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Maha Kumbh: Around 98 million devotees take Holy Dip at Sangam in first 11 days

With this unprecedented turnout of devotees, the total number of participants expected to touch the 100 million mark by the end of today the 11th day of the festival. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Maha Kumbh: Over 3 million pilgrims visit and take holy dip in Sangam

As the Maha Kumbh enters its eighth day, more than 2.27 million pilgrims visited the Mela on Monday morning as of 8 am. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Nearly 15M Hindus Take a Dip in Freezing Water To Celebrate Festival That Happens Every 12 Years

Millions of pilgrims braved the cold despite the chilling waters by immersing themselves in the Sangam during the Kumbh Mela.

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Floating jetty in Mahakumbh to facilitate devotees for comfortable bath

The authorities are constructing a special type of floating jetty at Sangam that will allow devotees to take comfortable baths and the facility to change clothes. Read further on Dynamite News:

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People at Prayagraj's 'Sangam' on Ganga Dussehra

Devotees take holy dip in Prayagraj's 'Sangam' on occasion of Ganga Dussehra. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sachin Tendulkar visits bat-manufacturing unit in Kashmir, pleased with quality of willow

SRINAGAR: A cricket bat manufacturer in the Sangam area experienced a delightful surprise when Sachin Tendulkar and his family paid a visit to their manufacturing unit on Saturday.

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Over 100 aircraft, including Rafales, to be part of air show in Prayagraj: IAF officer

“This year, the Air Force is completing the 91st year of its establishment, to commemorate which an air show is being organised here on October 8 in the Sangam area,” Air Marshal R.G.K. Kapoor said.

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As Cricket World Cup fever grips India, bat manufacturers in J-K struggle to meet demand

SANGAM: Sunil Kumar, an expert batmaker from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, is among several master craftsmen lured to Sangam as manufacturers in this south Kashmir town have witnessed a surge in orders ahead of the Cricket World Cup that begins next week.

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Akshaya Tritiya: Thousands of devotees take holy dip at Sangam in Prayagraj

A large number of devotees took a holy dip at Sangam in Prayagraj on Saturday, on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya. Read further on Dynamite News:

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26 irrigation projects will be expedited on priority, says A.P. CM

Jagan inaugurates Nellore and MGR Sangam barrages as part of Penna delta modernisation scheme

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This former professor of Allahabad University is making Ganesha idol for over 50 years now

PRAYAGRAJ: At a time when denizens of the Sangam city spread the message of conserving environment by installing eco-friendly idols of lord Ganesha along with immersing the same in an innovative ways, aimed at not to harm the water bodies, the former head of the department of Education of Allahabad…

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Chief Minister to release 29 books, including Patthupattu

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will release 29 books, including Patthupattu, a section of Sangam literary works with commentaries, by the third week of September.

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71% kids in 12-14 age group, 83% of 15-17 years vaxxed in Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ: With health departments intensifying door-to-door vaccination campaign to cover eligible children, around 71 percent children in the age group of 12-14 years and 83 percent children in the age group of 15-17years are now fully vaccinated in Sangam city.

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Andhra Pradesh: Denied ambulance, Nellore man carries son’s body on bike

VIJAYAWADA: A father was forced to carry the body of his son on a bike after ambulances reportedly refused to transport it to their home in Sangam village in Nellore district.

The Hindu

Sangam Barrage will be completed in three months: Minister

Water likely to be released for kharif, says Kakani Govardhan Reddy

The Times of India

Tamil Nadu: Vembakottai dig unearths Sangam-era artefacts

MADURAI: The archaeological excavation at Vijayakarisalkulam village near Vembakottai has started showing promising results with researchers finding a wide variety of artifacts. They include shell bangles, pot shreds, hopscotches, terracotta items and beads made of glass, shell and terracotta. Four trenches are being dug and are in various stages.

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Magh Mela ends in Prayagraj: 4.15 lakh take Mahashivratri dip

PRAYAGRAJ: The devotees’ progress in the annual religious congregation came to a close at the Sangam with over 4.15 lakh devotees taking the salvation dip on the last day of Magh Mela on Mahashivratri day on Tuesday, bringing down curtains on 47 days of austerity.

The Times of India

January records over 14.65 lakh Covid vaccine doses in just three weeks in UP's Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ: Breaking all previous records and achieving a new height in vaccination, the officials of the health department have administered over 14.65 lakh doses of vaccine among eligible recipients in the Sangam city, in just 22 days of January month.

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