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Bangabda 1336 (1929–1930 AD) Kumbh Mela at Prayag
First Taranga
it was Purna kumbh at Prayag. Baba had erected a shelter at Jhunsi below Munshibag on the bank of the Ganga. after erecting the shelter he welcomed us there. as we had earlier made up our
mind to go there we eventually reached the place with eagerness in our heart and ultimately reached ‘Bulbulbag’ situated at the fringe of the city.
We were surprised seeing the fair ground. it was a sea of humanity. it seemed as though the whole of india had accumulated there. No one could assess how many years ago the fair seemed to have started. No one knows how many millions of hindus had earlier bathed in this Triveni sangam. standing at the river bank i thought whether this was the same Triveni where many many years ago shri Ram Chandra along with sita had come to the ashram of Bharadwaj Rishi as a guest. Was this the same Triveni sangam where shri shri Chaitanya Dev had given his devoted disciple shri Roop Goswami, diksha (initiation) as well as education? Was
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