The North Indian city of Allahabad is a confluence of history, culture and religion. The city is not only a prime place of pilgrimage interest but has offered a major contribution in the formation of modern India. The ancient name of the city is Aggra which means place of sacrifice in Sanskrit.
According to the Hindu mythology Lord Brahma offered his first sacrifice after creating this World. Due to the sacredness of Allahabad city, Lord Brahma also referred this place as ‘Tirth Raj’ which means Best of all pilgrimage centres.’ The Vedas and the great epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata, described this holy city as Prayag.
The city has also witnessed many major events of our freedom movement. Many important events in India’s struggle for freedom, took place here, like the formation of the first Indian National Congress in 1885, the commencement of Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violence movement in 1920 and many others.
When we talk about Allahabad city two other names automatically comes to our mind, Sangam and kumbha mela. Sangam factually means convergence. The city has been given the name so because it is situated on the meeting place of Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical river called Saraswati.
The real meeting place of these three rivers is located at seven Kilometers from the Civil Lines. The Tribeni Sangam of Ganga Jamuna and Saraswati is considered to be one of the most pious places in Hindu religion and it is the location for Ardh-Kumbh and Kumbha Mela that are organized in every 6 and 12 years respectively. Colossal numbers of tourists, saints, and followers of Hindu and other religions visit this sacred place for the Kumbh Mela. Allahabad is one of the four places of mass pilgrimage in India due to Kumbh mela. The other places of mass pilgrimage are Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik.
Allahabad is not only famous for its religious interest, your visit to the place will offer you more than a few areas of art and architecture to be explored. Allahabad tour packages assure splendid tour facilities giving emphasis on various aspects, catering to your budgets, needs and requirements. Avail one of the tour packages as per your personal likings. The Allahabad tour packages differ from one another according to the length and nature of the tour and the type of hotel accommodation you are looking for during the tour.
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