Junagadh: Bhavnath fair in foothills of Girnar here has been lackluster this year due to Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj going on simultaneously. Many Sadhus and bhakts have visited Maha Kumbh or are visiting it at present, due to which the focus is on Prayagraj and the fair at Bhavnath has reportedly witnessed only around 6 lakh pilgrims against estimated 14 lakh footfalls last year. A five-day-long Maha Shivratri fair at Bhavnath ends on Maha Shivratri night after a foot march of Digambar sadhus and t...Read More

Japan K Pathak, Gandhinagar: How foreigners portrayed the Maha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj 144 years ago in 1881-1882? They portrayed it not at all through spiritual angle. Three news reports found from the year 1882 suggest westeners' attempt of critically viewing the grand religious gathering. A news report on Dr. Planck's visit to the Kumbh Mela discusses sanitation issues pertaining to this event. Dr. Planck was secretary in North Western Provinces (NWP) government. NWP was an administrative re...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel took a holy bath at Triveni Sangam of holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati with devotion and offered water Arghya at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Friday afternoon, February 7. A large number of devotees from the country and abroad come to take a bath at the Kumbh Mela held in Prayagraj, the center of faith and belief of crores of devotees. The Chief Minister also visited the Gujarat Pavilion set up by the Gujarat Tourism Corporation for...Read More

Ahmedabad: Western Railway has announced two more pairs of special trains from Ahmedabad to the Maha Kumbh Mela to accommodate the heavy passenger rush. These trains include the Ahmedabad-Janghayi Special (09405), which will depart from Ahmedabad on February 13 and 17 at 10:40 pm, arriving in Janghayi at 4:30 am on the third day. The return train will leave Janghayi on February 15 and 19 at 8:30 am, reaching Ahmedabad the following day at 6 pm. Similarly, the Sabarmati-Banaras Special (094...Read More

Surat: Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) will operate AC Volvo buses to Maha Kumbh mela at Prayagraj from Rajkot in Gujarat. GSRTC has decided to put two buses on this route. The service starts from February 4. Booking can be done online at GSRTC website from 5 pm on February 2 at 5 pm. It’s a service to be operated from the bus depot of GSRTC in Rajkot. Rs. 8,300 value package involves three nights and four days. On 4 February, the first bus of pilgrims from Rajkot will depa...Read More

Surat: Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) will operate AC Volvo buses to Maha Kumbh mela at Prayagraj from Surat in Gujarat. GSRTC has decided to put two buses on this route. The service starts from February 4. Booking can be done online at GSRTC website from 5 pm on February 2 at 5 pm. It’s a service to be operated from the bus depot of GSRTC in Surat. Rs. 8,300 value package involves three nights and four days. On 4 February, the first bus of pilgrims from Surat will depart....Read More

Vadodara: Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) will operate AC Volvo buses to Maha Kumbh mela at Prayagraj from Vadodara in Gujarat. The service starts from February 4. Booking can be done online at GSRTC website from 5 pm on February 2. It’s a daily service to be operated from the bus depot of GSRTC in Vadodara. Rs. 8,200 value package involves three nights and four days. On 4 February, early morning, the first bus of pilgrims from Vadodara will depart. One night stay shall be ...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat has announced the launching of five more bus services to Prayagraj Maha Kumbh Mela with effect from February 4. The new buses will start from Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot. Ministef of State for Transport, Harsh Sanghavi today made this announcement on behalf of the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC), a Gujarat government arm which would operate these buses. While one bus to Prayagraj is already operational from Ahmedabad since 27 J...Read More

Prayagraj: Crores of devotees flocked to Prayagraj for the auspicious Mauni Amavasya snan (holy bath) at the Triveni Sangam, causing severe overcrowding and straining local infrastructure. Many more were still en route, leading to concerns about whether everyone will be able to participate in the ritual. Gujaratis are among the numerous pilgrims who have arrived for the holy occasion. Those already in Prayagraj are facing immense challenges due to the sheer volume of people on Mauni Amavasya. M...Read More

Gandhinagar: To facilitate the pilgrimage to Prayagraj for the devotees of Gujarat along with their families, a daily Prayagraj AC Volvo bus has been started from Gujarat from today. Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel flagged off the first bus going to Prayagraj from Gandhinagar Circuit House and started the 'Chalo, Kumbh Chale' Yatra. Speaking on this occasion, Transport Minister Harsh Sanghavi said that a decision to provide more buses will be taken after making arrangements including accomm...Read More