Prayagraj. On Mauni Amavasya, till 12 noon on Tuesday, about 1.30 crore people took a bath in the Ganges and Sangam here. Till 11 pm on Monday, around 50 lakh devotees had taken bath in the Ganges and Sangam here. According to the information given by the fair office, till 12 noon on Tuesday, about 1 crore 30 lakh devotees took a dip in the Ganges and Sangam in the ongoing Magh Mela here.
Panda Bhola Tripathi of three Tumdi marks, who have been providing Pind Daan to the hosts in Magh Mela area since morning, told that the Muhurta of Mauni Amavasya started from 2:20 pm on Monday which was till 11:16 am on Tuesday. However, devotees are likely to take a holy dip in the Ganges by evening. He told that according to the scriptures, if the date of Amavasya starts a few moments before sunset on Monday, then it is called Somvati Amavasya in which the work of ancestors can also be done.
According to him, it is believed that by offering Pind Daan and Tarpan on Amavasya, the ancestors are satisfied. According to the Mela Office, various teams of police have been deployed at different places in the entire Mela area for smooth movement and safe Sangam bath. The entire fair area is being monitored through CCTV and drone cameras. It is noteworthy that on Sunday, Chief Secretary of the state Durga Shankar Mishra had expressed the hope that one crore devotees would take bath in the Ganges on Mauni Amavasya. He visited the entire fair area and took stock of the facilities.