Uttar Pradesh · North
PrayagrajPrayāgarāja
Tirtha Raj at the Triveni Sangam of Ganga, Yamuna and Sarasvati, home of the Kumbh Mela
- Principal temple
- Alopi Devi MandirAlopi Devi (worshipped in a wooden doli, without an image)
- Nearest airport
- Prayagraj Airport (IXD), Bamrauli, ~12 km from the city centre
- Nearest railway station
- Prayagraj Junction (PRYJ), ~4 km from the Sangam
- Tradition
- Śākta
Overview
Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, lies at the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Sarasvati, and is venerated as the holy city of Prayāga; the Puranas call the confluence the king of pilgrimage sites (Tirtha Raj). Tradition holds that Brahma performed the first sacrifice (yajna) here. The city hosts the Maha Kumbh Mela every twelve years and an annual Magh Mela on the banks of the Sangam, and its shrines include the Alopi Devi Mandir and the reclining Hanuman temple near the Sangam.
See sources [1–8]- Alopi Devi (worshipped in a wooden doli, without an image)
- Vasuki, king of serpents
