KUMBH’S LAST SHAHI SNAN TODAY
PRAYAGRAJ : The Sangam city is all geared up to host the third and the last ‘shahi snan’ of the ongoing Kumbh Mela on Basant Panchami, falling on Sunday, during which over 2 crore devotees were expected to take a dip, said a mela official. According to Kumbh Mela officer Vijay Kiran Anand the highlight of the day will be the processions of the 13 recognised akhadas whose seers and saints will head to Sangam for the dip in all regalia for the final time this Kumbh.
PRAYAGRAJ:The Sangam city is all geared up to host the third and the last ‘shahi snan’ of the ongoing Kumbh Mela on Basant Panchami, falling on Sunday, during which over 2 crore devotees were expected to take a dip, said a mela official.
According to Kumbh Mela officer Vijay Kiran Anand the highlight of the day will be the processions of the 13 recognised akhadas whose seers and saints will head to Sangam for the dip in all regalia for the final time this Kumbh. Anand said till Saturday evening around 60 lakh devotees had already bathed in Sangam and the crowd was swelling with each passing hour. The auspicious timing of the bathing commenced from 8.54 am Saturday and will continue till 9.54 am Sunday. “All preparations have been completed. Weak points in mela area, as far as crowd management is concerned, noticed during previous bathings have been rectified. Barricading at certain points in mela area which had got
displaced due to crowd pressure had been repaired besides additional sanitation staff has been deployed in areas requiring more care. Loudspeakers have also been placed at watch towers in strategic locations and time to time announcements will be made for ensuring smooth movement of crowd,” he said.
As per the officer, 40 bathing ghats located on a stretch of 8 km have been prepared for the fourth
official bathing.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kumbh Mela KP Singh said 10 intersections in mela area have been identified where excessive crowd pressure had led to bottlenecks during previous bathings.“Additional 500 police personnel, including 24 inspectors, 12 circle officers, 2 company of BSF, etc have been deployed at these spots to deal with the situation,” he added.