Kumbh at Prayagraj | प्रयाग का इतिहास | Ancient History of Prayag | Ganga | Sangam | Tirth Raj

In this Chapter 1 of the series on "Kumbh at Prayagraj", we explore the socio-religio-cultural history of Prayag of ancient times. Prayag is the epitome of water symbolism in Indian Culture and is deeply entrenched in every Indian’s conscience. It is a veritable time travel as we knit a coherent tale of this ancient land of ascetics foremost of them being Muni Bharadwaj. We rely on authoritative works by established authors while we  source clues and information from Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Treatises on Tirthas, Epigraphic records, Chinese/Muslim/European accounts, Buddhist and Jain Texts and Vernacular literature.

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This not-for-profit educational video is based on the information material sourced from the following suggested readings for the viewers;

·        Prayaga, the site of Kumbha Mela by D. P. Dubey

·        Prayag Pradip by Shaligram Srivastava

·        Kumbh City Prayag by S. K. Dubey

·        India, a sacred geography by Diana L. Eck

·        Allahabad, a Gazetteer, 1911, Volume XXIII by H. R. Nevill

·        Representations of Riven Goddesses in India Art with special reference to temple art of Assam by Mousumi Deka

·        Depiction of Ganga and Yamuna on the temple doors of  Central India by Neeta Yadav

·        The virus in the rivers: histories and antibiotic afterlives of the bacteriophage at the sangam in Allahabad by Rijul Kochhar

·        Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses by Pranay Lal

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