Mahakumbh Nagar:
Drawn by the non secular grandeur of the Maha Kumbh, a bunch of 68 Hindu devotees from Pakistan’s Sindh province arrived in Prayagraj on Thursday and took a holy dip on the Sangam, praying for the peace of their ancestors’ souls.
In response to the UP Data Division, the devotees carried out rituals on the sacred confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the legendary Saraswati, providing prayers for his or her forefathers.
Mahant Ramnath, who accompanied the group, mentioned they’d first visited Haridwar, the place they immersed the ashes of practically 480 ancestors and carried out rituals earlier than coming to the Maha Kumbh.
Talking on the Shri Guru Karshni camp in Sector 9, Sindh resident Gobind Ram Makheja advised PTI, “Ever since we heard concerning the Maha Kumbh within the final two or three months, we had a deep longing to go to. We merely could not cease ourselves from coming.”
He added, “Final April, 250 folks from Pakistan visited Prayagraj and took a dip within the Ganga. This time, 68 folks from six districts of Sindh — “Ghotki, Sukkur, Khairpur, Shikarpur, Karkot, and Jatabal — “have come, together with practically 50 first-time guests.” Describing his expertise, Makheja mentioned, “It’s a joyous, overwhelming feeling. I’ve no phrases to specific it. Tomorrow, we’ll take one other holy dip. Being right here makes us happy with our Sanatan Dharma heritage.” Surbhi, an Eleventh-grade pupil from Ghotki, mentioned it was her first time in India and on the Maha Kumbh.
“For the primary time, I get to deeply perceive and witness my faith. It feels great,” she shared.
Priyanka, a homemaker from Sindh, echoed related sentiments. She mentioned, “That is my first time in India and on the Maha Kumbh. Seeing our tradition here’s a divine expertise. We have been born and raised amongst Muslims in Sindh. Opposite to media portrayals, there is not a lot discrimination in opposition to Hindus there. However witnessing our heritage in India is an unparalleled expertise.” On the Citizenship Modification Act (CAA), Niranjan Chawla from Sukkur mentioned, “In Sindh, the scenario is not such that folks would apply for Indian citizenship. Nonetheless, in sure areas like Rajasthan (on Pakistan’s aspect), Hindus do face some difficulties.” Chawla, who works within the building sector, urged the Indian authorities to simplify the visa course of.
“Proper now, it takes practically six months to get visa clearance. Nonetheless, this time, our group was granted visas with relative ease, and we’re grateful to the Indian authorities for that,” he mentioned.
He added, “We arrived on the Maha Kumbh camp final night time and can head to Raipur on February 8 earlier than touring to Haridwar. Some members of our group have introduced six urns with ashes, which they may immerse in Haridwar.” Trying forward, Chawla mentioned, “This night, we’ll go to saints from the Akharas and discover the grand truthful.”
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