{"id":240905,"date":"2025-02-17T17:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T17:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/maha-kumbh-1-35-crore-devotees-take-holy-dip-in-sangam-on-monday\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T17:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T17:26:07","slug":"maha-kumbh-1-35-crore-devotees-take-holy-dip-in-sangam-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/maha-kumbh-1-35-crore-devotees-take-holy-dip-in-sangam-on-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Maha Kumbh: 1.35 crore devotees take holy dip in Sangam on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-118336337,imgsize-281458.cms?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Maha Kumbh: 1.35 crore devotees take holy dip in Sangam on Monday\" title=\"Maha Kumbh: 1.35 crore devotees take holy dip in Sangam on Monday\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"22\">The spiritual fervour at the Maha Kumbh remains unwavering as more than 1.35 crore devotees took a holy dip in the sacred waters of the Sangam by 8 pm on Monday. <!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:2-->According to figures released by the Mela administration, the total number of devotees who have bathed in the Maha Kumbh since January 13 has surpassed 54.31 crore. <\/p>\n<p>Alongside common devotees, several political leaders and dignitaries also participated in the sacred ritual on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>Among them were Union Minister for Labour and Employment Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of State SP Singh Baghel and West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So far, 53 crore people have bathed here. This grand event is happening by the grace of the almighty,&#8221; Mandaviya said <\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:2--><br \/>Baghel also shared his experience, saying, &#8220;I consider myself fortunate to have had the opportunity to take a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh. This is a divine blessing and a significant moment in life.&#8221; He later participated in the prasad distribution programme organised by ISKCON and the Adani Group. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose called the Maha Kumbh &#8220;the finest example of India&#8217;s glorious culture and traditions.&#8221; He said, &#8220;It is a matter of pride for all Indians that the world&#8217;s largest gathering of people is voluntarily taking part in this sacred ritual.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Rohan Jaitley, son of late finance minister Arun Jaitley and president of the Delhi Cricket Association, also took a dip in the Sangam with his wife. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the experience, he said, &#8220;I feel blessed and fortunate to witness the divine atmosphere of the Maha Kumbh. Despite the massive turnout, the local administration has managed everything efficiently and exceptionally well.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Former Indian cricketer RP Singh, who also bathed at the Sangam, said, &#8220;This is my second Kumbh. I feel incredibly lucky to be here again. It is unimaginable how such a massive gathering of 50 crore people is being managed so smoothly.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Nara Lokesh, Andhra Pradesh&#8217;s Minister for Human Resource Development, along with his family, also participated in the sacred ritual.<!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:1--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/maha-kumbh-1-35-crore-devotees-take-holy-dip-in-sangam-on-monday\/articleshow\/118336337.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The spiritual fervour at the Maha Kumbh remains unwavering as more than 1.35 crore devotees took a holy dip in the sacred waters of the Sangam by 8 pm on Monday. According to figures released by the Mela administration, the total number of devotees who have bathed in the Maha Kumbh since January 13 has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-118336337,imgsize-281458.cms","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[602],"tags":[1955,187493,14320,11395,18290,173815,187494,187496,65073,12811,164276,187498,152656,3635,187497,187495,158135,173425],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240905"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240905"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":240907,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240905\/revisions\/240907"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}