DailyWorld News - The First International Newspaper From India https://dailyworld.in/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:51 +0530 en https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/karma-and-karma-phal-642617.html Our general understanding about karma action is that there is one karta doer and there will be karmaphal consequences of action or fruits of action In the iconic verse 247 of the Gita Krishna says that we have the right to do karma action but have no right over the karmaphal fruits of action He further says that karmaphal shouldnt be the motivating factor for any of our actions At the same time we should not lean towards akarma inaction This is the most quoted verse from the Gita as it touches upon multiple aspects of lifeFocus on Karma not KarmaphalThe simple principle is that focusing on karmaphal of our actions will make us lose sight of the karma itself Consequently we will be denied of the karmaphal itself A poorly executed karma such as studying by a student can never yield the desired karmaphal like good exam results The verse emphasises that we should focus on doing our best in any situation that we faceKrishna gives a clarification and says With devotion to swakarma Ones deed or duty one attains siddhi perfection or freedom as this devotion is nothing but worshipping Him from whom all beings rise and by whom all this is pervaded 18451846 Essentially we should keep doing what we are doing to the best of our abilities It should be done by dropping hatred without getting trapped into the alluringly described karmas of others without attachment to our past regrets and expectations from the future This devotion to swakarma is nothing but worshipping Him and each karma we perform has the potential to lead us toward siddhiKarmaPhal may be DeceptiveWe are usually not prescient enough to understand whether the karmaphal fruits of action we now desire will be good for us in future As in a failed relationship at one moment the karmaphal a couple wanted was to be together but after some time they want to separate or file divorce petition Many regrets that people have today is on account of receiving the karmaphal which they desperately desired and which over time proved disastrousOn the contrary based on general experience many feel that the best thing that happened to them was not receiving the karmaphal coveted by them at some point of time in the pastThats the reason why Krishna clarifies that he is a sannyasi renunciant and yogi who does his bounden duty without depending on the karmaphal not the one without karma 61 This runs contrary to our belief that to be a sannyasi we need to renounce all our karmas leave our family and possessions This verse enables each one of us to be a sannyasi without resorting to escapism Regardless of external circumstances one is entitled to the joy of a sannyasi the moment one drops the expectation of fruits of action as karmaphal can be deceptiveCauses of KarmaKrishna elaborates on karma and says The seat karta doer various instruments divergent functions and daivam divinity are the five causes for accomplishment of all actions Whatever action a man performs by body speech or mind whether right or wrong these five are its causes 1814 This verse explains relationship between karma and karmaphal where daivam is one of the factors that contributes to the fulfillment of karma Daivam is a kind of X factor and is unknown from a manifested physical world point of viewDaivam or intervention of divine force is the fifth cause of karma This is certainly a mysterious cause beyond the comprehension of our senses Daivam is the reason that karmas performed in similar circumstances yield different results creating confusion Thats the reason why Krishna says that you have right over karma but not over karmaphalKarma Yoga is a Way of LifeIf one of our loved ones required surgery we would look for a competent surgeon with character His competence would ensure the success of the surgery and his character would ensure that he wouldnt undertake any unnecessary surgery In short we are scouting for a surgeon who is a karma yogiWe expect all our service providers to be karma yogis and that they should give us the best results that we can hope for On the other hand we too should be karma yogis while providing service to other people in our daily life When we provide our best service to someone we are unlikely to meet again we are firmly on the path of becoming a karma yogiGunas and KarmaphalKrishna describes various karmaphal fruits of action the three gunas of satva tamo and rajo bestow and says The fruit of satvik is harmony and purity The fruit of rajas is sorrow The fruit of tamasik actions is ignorance 1416 Knowledge arises from satva greed from rajas delusion and ignorance from tamas 1417 An example of reading a book will help us understand karmaphal in the context of gunas When we are dominated by satva guna we read a book to attain knowledge and understanding While in rajo guna we read it to get marks leading to tension In tamo guna we will fall asleep whilenbspreading a bookThe aforementioned verses give glimpses of various aspects of our lives in terms of karmaphal we seek based on the dominant guna in us at a given point of time during our lifetimes The ultimate goal is to be a gunaateeth where the attachment to karmaphal gets droppedWays of Liberated SoulsKrishna says that actions do not taint Him nor does He have a longing for the karmaphal He also says that whoever realises Him is thus not bound by actions 414 This reinforces Krishnas words that we have right over karmas actions but not over karmaphal fruits of action 247 As Paramatma even He follows the same He further said that liberated souls in ancient times acted with this understanding of His transcendental nature He suggests that we perform our duty following their footsteps 415Krishna further says Actions based upon yajna sacrifice daan charity and tapah penance should never be abandoned they must certainly be performed Indeed acts of yajna daan and tapah sanctify even the wise 185 These activities must be performed without attachment and expectation for rewards or karmaphal This is My definite andnbspsupreme verdict 186nbspThe writer K Siva Prasad is a senior IAS officer in the Punjab Government https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/karma-and-karma-phal-642617.html Sun, 12 Oct 2025 16:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/sankhya-karma-and-bhakti-yoga-635654.html The Bhagavad Gita consists of 18 chapters The second chapter is titled Sankhya awareness Yoga the third chapter is Karma action Yoga and the twelfth chapter is Bhakti devotion Yoga Yoga stands for union union with the Self Along with other considerations it is generally accepted that the Gita presents three distinct paths to attain yoga awareness sankhya Yoga action karma Yoga and devotion bhakti Yoga This classification is very useful for a beginner By the time one reaches the end of the Bhagavad Gita their confluence becomes clearIt is also accepted that the mindoriented gets attracted to the path of karma yoga the intellect oriented to sankhya yoga and the heart oriented to bhakti yoga In todays world the majority fall into the category of mind oriented It is based on the belief that we are tied up with chains and need to work hard to break them to free ourselves This implies that it is action oriented Any conversation with them would end with What should I do nowSankhya yoga also known as jnana yoga is about awareness or knowing but not knowledge Its starting point is the belief that we are in a dark room To quell the darkness we must light a lamp as no amount of action or fight can remove that darknessBhakti yoga is about devotion and surrender to the Almighty For easy adoption a ninefold path for bhakti navadha bhakti is described and was even referred to in the Ramayan by Lord Rama during his conversation with his devotee Sabari These are shravanam listening to divine stories kirtanam singing Gods glories smaranam meditating on God padasevanam serving Gods feet archana worshipping God vandanam offering prayerssalutations dasyam servitude to God sakhyam treating God as a friend and atmanivedanam surrendering oneself to GodAnother dilemma in bhakti yoga concerns the mode of worshipwhether Saguna with form or Nirguna formless Krishna advises to worship Him in His saguna Form He makes it clear that the path of the Formless or Unmanifest is also a path to reach Him 122124 He compares both paths and says For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifest the path of realisation is full of difficulties Worship of the unmanifest is exceedingly difficult for embodied beings 125 Thats why He recommends the path of saguna or worship through formDestination is the sameKrishna says Some behold the Supreme Soul within themselves through meditation dhyan some through the cultivation of knowledge sankhya yoga others through the path of action karma yoga 1325 Some are unaware of these spiritual paths but they listen to others saints and begin worshipping the Supreme Lord They also attain immortality 1326 Whatever path may be we attain yoga through any of these pathsKrishna further clarifies that only children not the wise speak of sankhya and karma yoga differently He who is truly established in one obtains the fruits of both 54 Krishna further says That state which is reached by the sankhya is also reached by the yogi karma yogi He has truth who beholds as one both sankhya awareness and karma yoga 55 But renunciation is hard to attain without actions a sage well established in yoga quickly attains Brahma 56Karma is commonKrishna says that none can remain without doing karma even for a moment as we are bound to perform karmas as the maintenance of our body would not be possible by inaction 35 38 327 Actions like consumption of food and breathing are essential for the body to surviveKrishna further says The individual who forcefully controls the organs of action but whose mind rotates around thoughts of sense objects is a hypocrite and is deluding himself 36 Krishna immediately gives a solution to engage ones organs of action in karma yoga yoga of action without attachment 37Bhakti is the final stepAfter showing His Vishwaroopam opulent form Krishna says Very hard to see this form of mine and even gods ever long to behold this form 1152 Neither by the study of the Vedas nor by penance charity or fire sacrifices can I be seen like this 1153 But by a single pointed devotion I may be seen like this 1154 This is a clear indication that bhakti is the final step to reach HimKrishna says Whatever you do whatever you eat do it as an offering to Me 927 Those who dedicate all their karmas to Me regarding Me as the Supreme goal worshipping Me and meditating on Me with exclusive devotion O Parth I swiftly free them from the ocean of birth and death sansar for their consciousness is united with Me 126127 This signifies the transformation of karma into bhakti Confluence of YogasVerses 1841 to 1857 of the Bhagavad Gita describe the contours of the confluence of karma yoga jnana yoga and bhakti yoga In the oftendebated verse 1841 Krishna states that He created four varnas social classifications based on gunas springing from their nature He further explained about different types of karmas performed by them in the daytoday life 18421844 He reveals a secret that with devotion to swakarma ones deed one attains siddhi perfection or freedom as this devotion towards karma is nothing but worshipping Him 18441846 This clarifies that it doesnt matter what we do but what matters is the devotion with which we perform our karmas or responsibilities This is the path of attaining the eternal siddhi through devotion to karma which is nothing but the pinnacle of karma yogaKrishna continues to guide those on the path of awareness or jnana yoga and declares that all karmas are marred by blemishes 1848 Hence He advises us not to abandon sahaja karma natural deeds born of ones swadharma own nature 1847 He offers the path of reaching Brahma eternal through freedom from karma which can be attained by the buddhi intellect not being attached everywhere conquering the self and freeing oneself from desires 18491850 When buddhi is purified one is free from ahankaar and free from the notion of me and mine one attains the EternalKrishna indicates that freedom from ahankaar and being free from the notion of me and mine lead to equanimity which is the foundation for bhakti yoga Krishna says that by beholding all beings equally one attains parama bhakti supreme devotion which will enable an entry into That 18541855 Such a devotee while performing any kind of karma dedicates all such karmas to Him 1856 https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/sankhya-karma-and-bhakti-yoga-635654.html Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/living-whole-bridging-the-personal-and-professional-divide-633901.html Keep personal life away from the professional sphere Easy to advise hard to practice Can anyone truly separate into two beings Life does not work that way It flows as one continuous whole where the personal and professional constantly shape each otherPersonal Sphere At home loved ones provide emotional and physical security Relationships offer acceptance and strength creating a foundation of resilience This stability often gives us the courage to face external challenges Yet personal life rarely compels deep selfreflection as there is no structured feedback or urgent push to introspectProfessional Sphere Work follows a different rhythm Recognition comes through performance contribution and measurable outcomes Studies show over 70 of employees feel recognition drives motivation Evaluations promotions and rewards define value Unlike personal life where affection flows freely professional life demands resultsThis is not negative Workplaces provide structured feedback showing both strengths and shortcomings Professional success builds discipline and confidence while challenges nurture adaptability qualities seldom tested at homeThe Interplay The two spheres complement each other A healthy personal life sparks creativity and fosters confidence at work Emotional security at home becomes the springboard for professional risktaking Conversely professional recognition can uplift our personal mood while strained relationships often echo in workplace behaviorAs the saying goes Real strength isnt handed to us Its discovered within in the choices we dare to make every dayIntegration Over Separation Rather than striving for strict separation balance is key Personal life can energize professional growth while workplace feedback can enrich personal bonds Together they create wholenessnbspA person who is whole cannot live in fragments The personal and professional are not rivals but complementary forces When nurtured together they form a life that is meaningful and completenbspThere is no saviour outside of us no godfather angel or external rescuer True strength arises from within in our resilience our courage and the qualities wenbspnurture inside https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/living-whole-bridging-the-personal-and-professional-divide-633901.html Sun, 24 Aug 2025 17:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/healing-the-inner-stored-emotion-practical-paths-to-inner-freedom-629807.html We often think of healing as something externalmedications therapies or simply time But much of our inner suffering isnt just mental or physical Its emotional energy trapped in the body silenced by the ego True healing begins not with suppression but with deep listeningModern medicine can manage symptoms but it rarely heals the root of psychological distress Medications may suppress the chemicals triggered by emotional imbalance but they seldom address why those biochemicals arise When the cause remains unknown the cure remains incompleteAt its root emotion is energy in motion When this energy is blockedby denial fear or repressionit doesnt vanish It stores itself in the muscles fascia and nervous system Over time it may manifest as anxiety depression chronic fatigue or even physical illnessSo how do we release what weve held for yearseven decades1 Conscious Breathwork Breath mirrors emotion Practices like Sudarshan Kriya or conscious breathwork restore deep breathing regulate the nervous system and unlock emotional tension Breath is not just survivalits a portal to healing2 Somatic Awareness Rather than analyzing emotions somatic practices ask us to feel them Gentle breath and attention to a tight chest or clenched jaw can begin the release The body holds both memory and medicine3 Movement amp ExpressionStuck energy must move Vigorous dance shaking yoga or primal sound help release blocked emotion Like animals shaking off trauma we too can reset through embodied motion4 Safe Emotional ReleaseTears are natures way to transmute pain When we allow them without shameby visiting old woundsemotional heaviness can transform into prana or lifeforce Social conditioning especially for men often suppresses this healing mechanism5 Journaling amp StillnessJournaling expressive arts and meditation surface buried emotions Vipassana and Oshos methods encourage nonjudgmental awareness where presence itself becomes the medicineUncovering stuffed emotions through these paths may take time even several yearsbut it is worth it With time it reconnects us with the very reason we are in body with mindHealing isnt fixing ourselvesits freeing what weve trappedWhen we feel we release And when we release we return to wholenessand to our natural joyfulnbspcreative essence https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/healing-the-inner-stored-emotion-practical-paths-to-inner-freedom-629807.html Sun, 03 Aug 2025 18:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/spirituality-isnt-escapeits-facing-life-with-awareness-628404.html Desire is often misunderstood Ancient traditions warn its a trap modern culture markets it as freedom But real liberation lies in neither repression nor indulgenceit lies in awarenessWhen met with awareness desire becomes a mirror not a master We begin to observe how it arises attaches and fades In that seeing intelligence awakens Craving dissolves Letting go no longer feels like lossit feels naturalBehind every desire stands the egoour constructed sense of me that wants fears and compares It isnt evilits a survival mechanism an early evolutionary tool of consciousness But it distorts reality by clinging to control identity and continuityTo maintain its dominance the ego suppresses uncomfortable emotionsgrief anger shame fear Instead of feeling them we bury them in the body But repression doesnt erase it stores These unfelt emotions become psychic residues manifesting as fatigue anxiety restlessness or chronic tension Today over 80 of health issues are believed to be linked to stored emotional energyEmotion after all is energy in motion When blocked it stagnates like water behind a dam Just as Einsteins equation E mc² shows that mass is stored energy repressed emotion becomes condensed life forceheavy invisible yet deeply reactiveThe irony We easily spot ego in others but remain blind to our own Why Because looking within demands courageto confront discomfort and face the shadows we hide The ego resists this fiercely It is often lifes friction that humbles us and awakens the quiet witness within Seeing clearly depends on the intelligence of that dimmed awarenessHealing begins when we stop avoiding and start listening When the self is allowed to express what the ego has silenced stuck energy begins to move This is not weaknessits strength born from inner clarityThis is the path the Buddha walkednot denial but deep seeing Its the heart of Oshos visionnot repression but conscious experience Freud and Jung echoed this in psychological terms Truth may wear many robesbut its essence is oneSpirituality then isnt escapeits meeting life with open eyes and a clear heart https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/spirituality-isnt-escapeits-facing-life-with-awareness-628404.html Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/true-spirituality-inner-transformation-not-outer-display-627161.html In todays world of spiritual branding and instant enlightenment its essential to ask what is true spiritual growthTrue spirituality goes beyond robes rituals and miraculous claims It reveals itself in everyday lifethrough nurturing relationships honest work and rising above egodriven impulses Many seek spirituality to escape suffering but the authentic path draws us deeper into life embracing both its joys and hardshipsnbspSpirituality is not a magic wand to remove suffering instantly It is a slow inner journeyrealising primordial Nothingness before creation evolving through lifes challenges recognising the roots of suffering within seeing through worldly illusions and ultimately returning to inner emptiness with awareness This journey restores compassion innocence courage and natural joythe effortless expression of pure aware energyScience and spirituality are not in conflict Science studies the outer world spirituality explores the inner world Both value direct experience but spirituality reaches dimensions beyond material understandingnbspSpiritual maturity never appears as superiority It upholds justice with clarity and compassion Even if certain powers emerge they must not fuel the ego History shows even enlightened mastersBuddha Mahavira Jesus Mohammedcould not end suffering in the world because real spirituality focuses on transforming the self not fixing the world through miraclesMany fall into premature preaching after early glimpses of bliss leading to rigid beliefs Unless one deeply realises Nothingness teaching can mislead rather than upliftnbspTrue maturity means inner evolution while actively participating in society Despite its flaws society offers space for coexistence As more people awaken to their essence social harmony increases Real spiritual growth shows in calmness fairness and efficiencyCreation manifests through two fundamental energiesmasculine and feminine iqk and Lh vkZukjhoj They are not opposites but complementary expressions of one existence The highest spiritual maturity reflects in a natural unbiased harmony when men and women interactfree from inner bias superiority or tensionnbspReal spirituality blossoms quietlythrough simple conscious livingwhere peace and joy arise from the silentnbspdepths within https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/true-spirituality-inner-transformation-not-outer-display-627161.html Sun, 20 Jul 2025 17:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/maha-kumbh-manifestation-of-a-nation-breathing-with-new-consciousness-pm-modi--603764.html New Delhi Feb 27 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday likened the massive Maha Kumbh congregation to the newly awakened consciousness of a nation breathing freely after breaking the shackles of a mindset steeped in centuriesold slaverynbspThe Maha Kumbh has concluded The mahayajna of unity has concluded PM Modi wrote in a blog a day after the 45day religious exercise concluded and said the country has to now march together with a similar spirit of selfconfidence and unity to fulfil the goal of Viksit BharatnbspThe prime minister said more devotees than anyone could imagine took the holy dip in Sangam asserting that India is now forging ahead with a new energy and this points to a turnnbsp of era which will write Indias new futureHe offered apology to Mother Ganga Mother Yamuna Mother Saraswati as well as the people who he said are a form of God to him for any shortcoming in the services renderednbspPM Modi noted that making arrangement for an event unfolding at such an enormous scale was not an easy task Pilgrims almost double the US population participated in the Maha Kumbh he addednbspThe administration had made its estimate based on the experience of previous Kumbhs he said noting that the real numbers turned out to be more than imaginednbspAt least 30 devotees died on January 29 during a stampede at the Maha Kumbh which drew devotees in huge numbers from across the country and abroadThe Uttar Pradesh government has said over 66 crore people visited the sacred site in Prayagraj since the Maha Kumbh began on January 13nbspIn his blog Modi praised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath saying as an MP from UP he can proudly say that the government administration and the people collectively under Adityanaths leadership made this Maha Kumbh of unity successfulnbspHe said If scholars of spirituality analyse the enthusiastic participation of crores of Indians they will find that India proud of its heritage is now surging ahead with a newfound energy I believe this is the dawn of a new era which will script the future of a new IndiaEveryone be it sanitation staff police personnel boatmen drivers and cooks made it a success by working relentlessly with a sense of devotion and service he said praising the residents of Prayagraj as wellnbspHe asserted that what has never happened in the past few decades happened this timenbspIt has laid the foundation for many coming centuries he addednbspModi said the holding of Maha Kumbh has become a study subject for management professionals and planning and policy experts as there is no other example of such a gigantic event in the worldnbspWhen the consciousness of a nation awakens when it breaks all the shackles of hundreds of years of slavery to breathe with a new consciousness then such a sight presents itself that we witnessed in the Maha Kumbh of unity in Prayagraj after January 13 he saidModi said the tradition of Maha Kumbh has been reinvigorating Indias national consciousness for thousands of years suggesting new ways to the country and societynbspThis time the Maha Kumbh of this kind came after 144 years and has given the message of a new chapter in Indias development journey The message is of Viksit Bharat he saidnbspPeople from every region including abroad caste and ideology were one in the Maha Kumbh he said calling upon people to come together in a similar way for building a Viksit BharatnbspThe faith of 140 crore countrymen had connected to this festival together at one time Modi said adding that the number of devotees has definitely made a record as people almost double the US population in numbers took the holy dipThe prime minister said it was a very pleasant experience for him to see young devotees attending the holy congregation in large numbersnbspThis boosts the faith that Indias young generation is the carrier of our values and culture and understand its responsibility in taking it forward They are committed to it he saidnbspThe prime minister said this pilgrimage to Prayagraj gives the message of unity and harmony and invoked an incident from the epic Ramayana in which boatmen king Nishad Raaj had met Lord Ram at a place which is in the vicinity of the Uttar Pradesh citynbspNoting that devotees in crores turned up at the sacred confluence without any invitation the prime minister said he can never forget the sight of people reflecting in blissful content after bathing thereBe it women senior citizens or persons with disabilities everyone turned up with whatever means they had he saidnbspThe way devotees were welcomed with devotion after they returned to their homes is also memorable he said Modi said the mega event has strengthened his resolve to ensure cleanliness in rivers be big or small as he asserted the purity of Ganga Yamuna or any other river is linked to the peoples life journeynbspCiting Indias spiritual traditions Modi said from Swami Vivekananda to Sri Aurobindo great thinkers spoke of the power of collective resolve and even Mahatma Gandhi experienced it during the freedom movementIn a swipe at past Congress governments he said if this collective strength had been recognised and harnessed towards boosting the welfare of all postIndependence it would have become a great force for a newly independent nationnbspUnfortunately it was not done earlier But now I am gladdened to witness the way in which this collective strength of the people is coming together for a developed India he saidAgencies https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/maha-kumbh-manifestation-of-a-nation-breathing-with-new-consciousness-pm-modi--603764.html Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/maha-kumbh-begins-in-prayagraj-nearly-60-lakh-devotees-take-holy-dip-595139.html Mahakumbh Nagar UP Jan 13 The fog was thick the cold intense and the waters freezing as the Maha Kumbh the worlds largest gathering began on Monday with tens of lakhs of people taking a dip in the Sangam in their quest for moksha and the belief it will cleanse their sinsnbspSpirituality and faith culture and religion tradition and modernday technology it all fused into one in the confluence of the Ganga Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati in Prayagraj More than 40 crore people are expected over 45 days in the mela being held after 12 years Besides seers claim the celestial permutations and combinations for the event are taking place after 144 years making the occasion even more auspicious for the faithfulnbspnbspAnd as the famed mela formally began on the occasion of Paush Purnima to the sound of conch shells and bhajans the excitement was palpable in the sprawling Sangam area as devotees mostly in groups walked towards the waters chanting Jai Ganga MaiyyanbspTill 930 am around 60 lakh pilgrims had taken a dip the Uttar Pradesh government said in a statementnbspA very special day for crores of people who cherish Bharatiya values and culture Maha Kumbh 2025 commences in Prayagraj bringing together countless people in a sacred confluence of faith devotion and culture The Maha Kumbh embodies Indias timeless spiritual heritage and celebrates faith and harmony Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on XnbspAsh smeared sadhus from their abode in the Himalayas the religious from across the country and abroad and those just curious to take in the sights and sounds of the biggest religious spectacle of all the 45day Maha Kumbh beckoned them allThirteen Akharas of seers from different sects are participating in the Maha KumbhnbspI practise yoga in Brazil I have come here for moksha This one is very special once in 144 years I am very lucky to be here India is like spiritual heights of the world I have four days to get moksha laughs Sanatan Dharma is my mission of life and it changed my life it changed the way I see the world my family Jai Shri Ram a devotee from Brazil saidnbspIt is very special for me to be with you all Indians here I am feeling grateful for this opportunity to dive into the sacred river here at the sacred point I am fulfilled with bliss at this moment added Julie from SpainnbspChants of Jai Shri Ram Har Har Mahadev and Jai Ganga Maiyya chants could be heard as the pilgrims moved towards the bathing area in groupsA group of women from Uttar Pradeshs Siddharth Nagar was busy singing folk songs And there was a team of YouTubers from South Korea capturing various shots of the Maha Kumbh as was a team from JapannbspContingents from states across India were seen too at various ghats of PrayagrajnbspAppreciating the arrangements made for the devotees Kailash Narayan Shukla from Hamirpur in Himachal said Good arrangements were made for the pilgrims and we had no problems in taking the holy dipnbspWhere there is a confluence of cultures there is also a confluence of faith and harmony Maha Kumbh2025 is giving the message of unity in diversity Prayagraj is providing an encounter with Sanatan along with the welfare of humanity Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on XnbspnbspIt is a massive logistical exercise for the governmentnbspSpanning 10000 acres the event will set an exemplary standard for cleanliness security and modernity To enhance the convenience of devotees a digital tourist map will facilitate monitoring the cleanliness of toilets while an AIpowered security system integrated with smartphones will ensure safety the chief minister said earliernbspMahakumbh Nagar is the worlds worlds largest temporary city accommodating 50 lakh to 1 crore devotees at any given time Adityanath saidnbspAccording to Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh more than 55 police stations have been set up along with 45000 police personnel being deployed for the fair Projects have also been sanctioned to monitor social media continuously to guard against any mischief he saidAs many as 30 pontoon bridges both in the Sangam area and Phaphamau have also been readied to facilitate the movement of people from one end of the confluence to the othernbspHuge gates have also been installed at some of the entry points to welcome the devotees into the holy citynbspIn the digital era Maha Kumbh is also trending on social media with devotees sharing their experiences by posting videos and pictures with many offering their families virtual darshan of Ganga via video callnbspAgencies https://dailyworld.in/spirituality/maha-kumbh-begins-in-prayagraj-nearly-60-lakh-devotees-take-holy-dip-595139.html Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:45:00 +0530