First shahi snan on Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Akharas to take a dip one by one schedule issued ntc
The grand beginning of Prayagraj Mahakumbh has started. After the successful completion of the bathing festival of Paush Purnima, now everyone is waiting for the Maha Kumbh i.e. the royal bath, which this time has been named ‘Amrit Snan’. Maha Kumbh Mela Administration, fully following the earlier beliefs, has also issued the order of bathing in Amrit Snan of 13 Akharas of Sanatan Dharma. All the Akharas have been informed about this.
First of all Mahanirvani Akhara will take nectar bath
According to the traditional pre-determined order of the Akharas in Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, the Akharas have received the information about the dates of Amrit Snan and their bathing sequence. Mahant Acharya Devendra Singh Shastri, Secretary of Shri Panchayati Akhara Nirmal, says that the information about the date, sequence and time of Amrit Snan of the Akharas has been received. On Makar Sankranti, on 14th January, Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani will be the first to take Amrit Snan along with Shri Shambhu Panchayati Atal Akhara.
The convoy will depart from the camp at 5:15 am and reach the ghat at 6:15 am. He has been given 40 minutes time to take bath. It will leave from the ghat back to the camp at 6:55 and will reach the camp at 7:55.
Time list allotted for other Akharas also
At the second place, Shri Taponidhi Panchayati, Shri Niranjani Akhara and Shri Panchayati Akhara will bathe in Anand Amrit. Its departure time from the camp will be 6:05, arrival time at the ghat will be 7:05, bathing time will be 40 minutes, departure time from the ghat will be 7:45 and arrival time at the camp will be 8:45.
At the third place, three Sanyasi Akharas will take Amrit Snan, which include Shri Panchdasnam Juna Akhara, Shri Panch Dashnam Avahan Akhara and Shri Panchagni Akhara. Their departure time from the camp will be 07:00, arrival time at the ghat will be 08:00, bathing time will be 40 minutes, departure time from the ghat will be 8:40 and arrival time at the camp will be 9:40.
Time list also released for Bairagi Akharas
Among the three Bairagi Akharas, the first All India Shri Panch Nirmohi Ani Akhara will leave the camp at 09:40, reach the ghat at 10:40 and after 30 minutes of bath, leave the ghat at 11:10 and reach the camp at 12:10. In the same sequence, All India Shri Panch Digambar Ani Akhara will leave the camp at 10:20, will reach the ghat at 11:20, after 50 minutes bath, will leave the ghat at 12:10 and will return to the camp at 1:10. Similarly, All India Shri Panch Nirvani Ani Akhara will leave the camp at 11:20 and will reach the ghat at 12:20. After 30 minutes bath, we will return to the camp at 12:50 from there at 1:50.
Time list of other Akharas
The remaining three Akharas include the Akharas associated with Udaasin. In this, Udasin Shri Panchayati New Udasin Akhara will leave from its camp at 12:15 and reach the ghat at 1:15 and after taking bath for 55 minutes, it will leave the ghat at 2:10 and reach the camp at 3:10. After this it is the turn of Shri Panchayati Akhara, Naya Udaasin, Nirvana, which will leave the camp at 1:20 pm and reach the ghat at 2:20 pm. After taking an hour’s bath here, we will leave the ghat at 3:20 and reach the camp at 4:20.
Last of all, Shri Panchayati Nirmal Akhara will take the nectar bath. This Akhara will leave the camp at 2:40 and reach the ghat at 3:40. After taking bath for 40 minutes, we will leave the ghat at 4:20 and reach the camp at 5:20. This arrangement has been issued for the nectar bath of Makar Sankranti and Basant Panchami.
1.5 crore people took bath on the first day
On Monday, there was a great bath of Paush Purnima. Devotees started bathing in the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and invisible Saraswati rivers from morning itself. It was estimated that about 1 crore devotees would take a dip in the Sangam on the first day, but Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath informed in his tweet that on Monday, 1.5 crore people availed the virtue of bathing in Triveni.
CM Yogi wrote in his tweet, ‘Hearty congratulations to all the saints, Kalpavasis and devotees who got the good fortune of taking Sangam bath on the auspicious occasion of ‘Paush Purnima’ in the auspicious festival of humanity ‘Maha Kumbh 2025’. Today, on the occasion of the first bathing festival, 1.50 crore Sanatan devotees got the virtuous benefit of bathing in Aviral-Nirmal Triveni.
All sins are washed away by taking bath in Kumbh.
It is believed that taking bath in the Kumbh Mela frees one from sins. There was a war between the gods and demons for 12 years to get the nectar that came out of the churning of the ocean. Kumbh Mela is organized at the places where drops of nectar fell from the Kalash during this war. Due to the war going on for 12 years, Kumbh comes once in every 12 years. The bath of Maha Kumbh is known as the royal bath.
