ALLAHABAD historical, cultural and educational place of the India, who's we are say Triveni that's called we know more famous name of the Sangam. Where the Holy river Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati (hidden) meet on that place whose says Sangam Nagri Prayag. Many peoples know about this place from the different names some people's say Prayag, Sangam Nagri, Triveni Nagar, Allahabad. So know get to the point, In 2019 organised a Ardh Kumbh who's come in after 6 years and after 12years Kumbh. So That's was my first experienced in Kumbh 2019. But i saw many times in Magh Mela who's are settled in every years from 15th January to 4th March. In my life i saw a huge quantities of people's.
So i was decided to saw everything from beginning to end, so a good thing is this my hometown that's why i know very well about everything, therefore me, my brother, my photographer friends and my senior we make a plans, where we are live? And how to capture a Royal Bath And how to capture a Naga Sadhu cultural things? We had a lots of questions in Kumbh 2019. So now we make a plan. Firstly we settled a tent for living on Kumbh area, second we arranged a offical press pass for photography, third we learned every route and sector and pipa bridge number. Finally we search a best shop for food. So now we found everything and know very well about everything. We are thankful some friends for arrengements in everything, Himanshu Tripathi and his team, Pramil Pandit, Archana, Puneet Wadhwani, Arjun Shukla, Aamir Khan, Chand Khan.
On 15th January we are moved early morning at 3am from the tent for shoot of first Royal Bath (Makar Sankaranti), it's a huge quantities of people's collected in Mela Area approx 42 crore people's on there, and I'm telling how we are survived to take photographs in terrible crowded area. When we reached at Sangam nose we saw lots of Police forced, BSF, RPF, CISF, CIVIL DEFENCE, and many security forced to collected on there for the security from the Naga Sadhu, beacuse he has no discipline that's why. And me and my friends saw a lots of photographers on there someone waiting bank of the river and some in the water for taking a best shots in our life. That's time it's a very tough worked for everyone whatever, who's are an officer or photographer.
We had clicked beautiful images till at 4pm in the evening, And a surprising news was that, First time in Allahabad Kumbh Mela history kinnar is also participated in Royal Bath.
We are exhausted from the clicked images of First royal bath and that's was my first time. So now we had take long rest in our camp, next day we are continued to take randomly photographs and saw different types of cultural activities on their Kumbh mela area. So we are very happy saw a amazing and incredible activities.
On 21st January that's was not a royal bath presidely we had gone Aakhada(Naga Sadhu spot) and take some beautiful images on their, and we had gone to Sangam nose because previous day we had collect a sufficient images, so we wanted to take some and different types images, we had only covered in bridge area and street route.
On 4th February 2019, that's was a very important day because it was a main royal bath Muni Amavasya. On that's day we are hurry to get up and reached the sangam nose at 3am early morning, on that's day every Aakhada bath on their and the name is,
First and one of the greatest Aakhada.
Shree Panch Dashnaam Juna Akhada
Headquarters: Varanasi
Specialty: Largest of the 13 Akhadas
Following: Shaivites (Followers of Shiva)
Head: Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Swami Avdheshanand Giri.
Second,
Shree Panchayati Akhada Niranjani
Headquarters: Daraganj (Allahabad)
Specialty: Educated. Has members with doctorate and post graduation
Following: Shaivite
Head: Swami Mahant Ravindrapuri.
Third,
Shree Shambhu Panchayati Atal Akhada
Headquarters: Varanasi
Specialty: One of three oldest Akhadas
Following: Shaivites (Followers of Shiva)
Head: Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Swami Vishwatmanand Saraswati.
Fourth,
Shree Panchayati Akhada Mahanirvani
Headquarters: Allahabad
Specialty: Dashnami Akhada (An order set by Adi Sankara)
Following: Shaivite
Head: Governed by a five-member body.
Fifth,
Shree Panchayati Akhada Bada Udasin
Headquarters: Allahabad
Specialty: Known for its grandeur
Following: Udasin (People who follow the teachings of Shri Chand, the elder son of Guru Nanak)
Head: Governed by members of Shree Panch (A high council of five senior seers who take decisions),
Sixth,
Shri Panchayti Akhara Naya Udaseen
Headquarters: Haridwar
Specialty: Simplicity
Following: Udasin
Head: Governed by members of Shree Panch,
Seventh,
Shree Panch Nirmohi Ani Akhada
Headquarters: Haridwar
Specialty: Hoisting a 52-foot high white flag
Following: Vaishnav (followers of Vishnu)
Head: Governed by members of Shree Panch
Eighth,
Shree Panch Digamber Ani Akhada
Headquarters: Haridwar
Specialty: Worship five colour flag
Following: Vaishnav
Head: Governed by members of Shree Panch
Ninth,
Shree Panch Nirvani Ani Akhada
Headquarters: Haridwar
Specialty: Red colour flag
Following: Vaishnav
Head: Governed by members of Shree Panch
Tenth,
Shri Panchayti Akhara Nirmala
Headquarters: Haridwar
Specialty: Linked to Sikhism
Following: Nirmal Sampraday (A separate sect of Hindus)
Head: Mahant Pt Gurudev Singhji Vendantacharya
Eleventh,
Shri Shambhu Panchagni Akhara
Headquarters: Junagarh, Gujarat
Specialty: Known for anointing Brahmchari saints
Following: Shaivites
Head: Sabhapati Brahmchari Mukttanandji Maharaj
Twelveth,
Shri Panchdashnaam Aavahan Akhara
Headquarters: Haridwar
Specialty: Considered the oldest monastic order
Following: Shaivites
Head: Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Shivendrapuri Ji Maharaj
Thirteenth,
Taponidhi Shri Anand Akhara Panchayti
Headquarters: Nasik, Maharashtra
Specialty: Known for its opulence
Following: Shaivites
Head: Acharya Peetadheeshwar Balkanand Giri Ji Maharaj.
These Akhada is bathing from early morning to evening.
And after comeback to home after clicked photographes of main royal bath.
Thank you.
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