Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj will start from Paush Purnima on 13 January 2025. Crores of devotees from all over the world come to this Mahakumbh fair held at the confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati. Three rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati meet at Triveni Sangam. These three rivers meet at Sangam in Prayagraj. Meanwhile, the absurd statement of the Waqf Board during the Maha Kumbh Mela is in the headlines. Acharya Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Baba Dham is enraged at this statement of the board. He said that they should avoid such foolish statements. He is crazy. In such a situation, Waqf Board should be closed or Sanatan Board should be started.
Actually, the Waqf Board has said in a statement that Mahakumbh is being organized on Waqf land in Prayagraj. Due to this, political conflict has started. Union Minister Giriraj Singh has slammed the Waqf Board on this claim. The Union Minister said that some fundamentalist Muslims are deliberately trying to spoil the atmosphere within the country. Singh said that ‘the time when Islam had not been born for centuries. Kumbh Mela has been taking place since that time. Then where did Waqf come into existence? When there was no Islam before Kumbh, then how did Waqf arise?
Sanatan Board should be formed on the lines of Waqf Board – Dhirendra Shastri
At the same time, Acharya Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Baba Dham is enraged on this statement of Waqf Board. Shastri said that he should avoid such foolish statements. Prayagraj has been the land of Hindu Sanatan since ancient times. It has been mentioned in Shankaracharya, Puranas, and Sanatan Paddhati. In such a situation, making such a statement is madness. This madness must go away. Waqf Board should be closed or Sanatan Board should be started. Actually, a brain detox event was organized in Biruhali in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh. In which Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Baba Dham had participated. During this, while talking to the media, he got angry over the statement of the Waqf Board.
Know the difference between Kumbh and Mahakumbh
Kumbh Mela is organized once every three years in Ujjain, Prayagraj, Haridwar and Nashik. Ardh Kumbh Mela is held once in 6 years on the banks of Haridwar and Prayagraj. Whereas the full Kumbh Mela is organized once in 12 years, which takes place in Prayagraj. After completion of 12 Kumbh Melas, a Maha Kumbh Mela is organized. Earlier, Mahakumbh was organized in Prayaraj in the year 2013.
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