Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday launched premium bus services from four cities — Puri, Sambalpur, Bhawanipatna and Berhampur — for Ayodhya via Varanasi and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh for the Maha Kumbh Mela.
The Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC), the state-owned public transport operator under Odisha’s Transport & Commerce Department, has begun operating special pilgrim buses to holy destinations. in Sunday, more than 200 pilgrims from various regions of Odisha went for the Maha Kumbh Mela in these customized buses outfitted with all modern facilities.
Speaking on the occasion, CM Majhi said that Ardha Kumbha is held every six years while the Purna Kumbha is observed every 12 years at Prayagraj. However, the Maha Kumbh Mela is going to be celebrated at the Prayagraj this year after a gap of 144 years. The Maha Kumbh Mela is going to be held at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh from January 13 to February 26. Lakhs of devotees and saints will throng Prayagraj to attend the grand fair this year.
“Thousands of devotees from Odisha also go on pilgrimage to Prayagraj and take a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam (the holy confluence of rivers — Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati) whenever Kumbh Mela takes place. As this holy Maha Kumbh Mela fair is going to be held for a long period between January 13 and February 26, I request all to go to Prayagraj on the holy pilgrimage,” stated the CM.
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