Welcome to Holy Prayag Magh-Mela

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Hare Krishna!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Dear Devotees,

WELCOM TO HOLY PRAYAG

 

Even if you missed the Maha Kumbha Mela,you can still visit the

Magh-Mela Festival at Prayag and get the benefits of preaching here…

The word prayag refers to a place where great sacrifices are held. There

are fourteen prayagas on the Ganga, and Prayag-raj (Allahabad), the kind of

confluences, is considered the most important. According to the Brahma

Purana, for the creation of the universe and the cleansing of the pollution

caused by the poison that emerged after the churning of the milk ocean, Lord

Brahma decided to choose a place for performance of yajna. He chose a prime

piece of land that was encircled by the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the

Sarasvati. Thereafter the site was known a Prayag. The Mahabharata

(Vana-parva) states, "The land between the Ganga and Yamuna is called the

waist, or middle part, of the earth; and Prayag, which is the most sacred

and prosperous place, is the fertile part of mother earth. This Prayag is

the madhya, or middle, of the five vedis, or sacrificial altars, on earth.

The other vedis are Kuruksetra, Gaya, Viraja, and Puskara."

Similar statements can also be found in the Brahma Purana, Skanda Purana,

and the Markandeya Purana. In the Mahabharata it is mentioned that Prayag is

considered to be the most revered place of worship in the universe. Lord

Brahma said, "prayagasya pravesesu papam nasyanti tatksanam" - "All sins are

at once cleansed upon entering Prayag." Prayag is also referred to as

Tirtharaj Prayag, meaning 'the holiest of the holy places.'

In C.C. M.L. 17.149 Srila Prabhupada said: "Every year a fair takes place

there known as Magha-mela, and every 12 years a Kumbha-mela is also held. In

any case, many people come to bathe there every year. During Magha-mela,

people from the local district generally come, and during Kumbha-mela people

come from all over India to live there and bathe in the Ganga and Yamuna.

Whoever goes there immediately feels the place's spiritual influence. … Many

saintly people live there, and consequently it is very attractive from the

spiritual point of view."

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited Prayag twice .He inundated the whole area

with the waves of the chanting of the Holy Names of the Lord: Hare Krishna

Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare

Hare.By performing the sankirtana- yagya at this confluence , a place meant

for sacrifices, He set the example for all the future pilgrims .

Prayag also is the place where Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed Sri Rupa

Gosvami in the science of bhakti yoga.

Since 1923, Srila Prabhupada lived for many years in Allahabad (Prayag) and

got the initiation from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati in 1932.

 

Devotees of ISKCON temple at Allahabad inviting everybody to visit this Holy

place. Those who would like to come here during Magh-Mela (from 14.01.2002

up to 12.03.2002 thay can stay in ISKCON tent camp there.(Kirtans,prasadam

,preaching, book distribution and bathing in SANGAM definately!!!)

Any question you can send on e-mail: patri_pvs

Or contact by phone (0532) 50-96-24; 41-52-94; 41-67-18. India, Allahabad.

 

HARE KRISHNA