Thursday, January 21, 2010

Confluence' influence


It's awesome. It's amazing. It's wonderful. It's unbelievable. It's splendid. It's majestic and magnificent. It's simply great and mesmerising. In fact, adjectives are difficult to find here at the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at Allahabad or Prayag whatever name you call with the ancient city. As the waters of the two legendary rivers with clear distinction of colour or complexion, mingle each other with utmost might and force it is capable of generating fear in many minds. But unmindful of the same, tens of hundreds of devouts jump in the water from the boats lined up to make a row or rows across the rivers to enjoy divine dips and wash their sins in the holy waters.
People from various parts of the state (Uttar Pradesh) and adjoining states throng the Sangam and the Ganges ghats every year without any invitation extended to them to stay here braving cool breeze in the nights and days. They live in tents, cook their own food, live a vigorous life style, practice several restraints, visit pandals of religious leaders to listen to their sermons patiently and watch religious dramas or exhibitions put to strenthen the masses' religiosity and their belief in the Super power.
Leading them with no formal written authority are the religious leaders from different sects. The paths are different but goal is one- salvation. The differences or conflict among them are well discernible. But the conflict doesn't snowball into a major fight or violent clash.
I often wonder when number of magh mela/kumbh mela visitors increases every year why does the sin in society is growing. Is it that people find the confluence an easy tunnel to empty the sins and then get back to their usual business?

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  1. बहुत अच्‍छा, झक्‍कास। जय हो इलाहाबादी।

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