Declare Gangasagar Mela a national festival: Mamata
2 years ago

Declare Gangasagar Mela a national festival: Mamata

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the Central government to declare Gangasagar Mela a ‘national mela’. “If not today, the Centre will have to declare it as a national festival in the future,” the Chief Minister said. Ms. Banerjee, who was on a preparatory visit to Gangasagar during the day, inaugurated three helipads at the island and said that the State government is in the process of preparing DPR for a bridge in Mourigram. The Centre supports Kumbh Mela, but the Gangasagar does not get anything,” the Chief Minister said.

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Gangasagar will be given ‘national mela’ status only when the BJP comes to power in West Bengal, says Puri Shankaracharya
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Gangasagar will be given ‘national mela’ status only when the BJP comes to power in West Bengal, says Puri Shankaracharya

The Hindu  

Wading into political waters, Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati, who visited the Gangasagar Mela on Monday, said that the Union Government would only grant ‘national mela’ status to it once the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in West Bengal. Responding to questions on ‘national mela’ status for Gangasagar, the seer took to sarcasm, and suggested that there were two …

Mamata says Centre supports the Kumbh Mela but not the Gangasagar Mela
1 week, 1 day ago

Mamata says Centre supports the Kumbh Mela but not the Gangasagar Mela

The Hindu  

Observing that the Gangasagar Mela is no less important than the Kumbh Mela, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the government at the Centre supported the Kumbha Mela but did not extend any support to the Gangasagar Mela. The Trinamool Congress chairperson promised “national mela status” to the Gangasagar Mela in future, whenever her party had …

An Indian state prepares for a Hindu festival that’s the largest such gathering on Earth
1 month, 1 week ago

An Indian state prepares for a Hindu festival that’s the largest such gathering on Earth

Associated Press  

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Hindus venerate rivers, and none more so than the Ganges. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Workers repair a boat next to a pile of interlocking plastic cubes meant for building a floating jetty on the Ganges river in preparation for the upcoming Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s …

Centre doesn’t spend a single penny on Gangasagar Mela, claims Mamata Banerjee
2 years ago

Centre doesn’t spend a single penny on Gangasagar Mela, claims Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reiterated her demand to the Centre that the Gangasagar Mela should be given a national tag, and also upped up the ante against the central government for not sanctioning funds to develop infrastructure at the pilgrimage site. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the Kapil Muni temple in Gangasagar on Wednesday. …

What is ‘Gangasagar Mela’ for which Mamata is demanding ‘national status’
2 years ago

What is ‘Gangasagar Mela’ for which Mamata is demanding ‘national status’

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee demanded a 'national status' for the 'Gangasagar mela,' which takes place every year on the island of Gangasagar in the state's 24 South Parganas. Mamata blamed the Centre that its focus is ‘Kumbh Mela’, which is celebrated every 12 years, but not on Bengal's Gangasagar Mela. Every year during Gangasagar mela, devotees from all …

Want to Hold Gangasagar Mela with Strict Covid Norms in Place, West Bengal Govt Tells Calcutta HC
3 years ago

Want to Hold Gangasagar Mela with Strict Covid Norms in Place, West Bengal Govt Tells Calcutta HC

News 18  

On behalf the West Bengal government, advocate general SN Mookherjee on Thursday informed the Calcutta High Court that they wanted to go ahead with Gangasagar Mela by implementing strict Covid-19 safety measures. Countering Mookherjee’s claim and decision by the state government, petitioner Dr Avinandan Mondal, a city-based doctor, through his lawyer Srijib Chakraborty appealed before the High Court to cancel …

West Bengal Prepares for Gangasagar Mela Amid Covid Fear, CM Mamata Banerjee to Attend
3 years ago

West Bengal Prepares for Gangasagar Mela Amid Covid Fear, CM Mamata Banerjee to Attend

News 18  

Heard about Kumbh Mela, the biggest fair celebration in India. Celebrated during mid-January amidst icy cold weather, Gangasagar Mela attracts thousands of pilgrims from all over the world. The grand celebration of Gangasagar Mela happens every year during Makar Sankranti when the pilgrims take a dip into the holy water of Ganga at dawn to worship Lord Surya. This time, …

Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, to kick off in January
6 years ago

Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, to kick off in January

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Spirituality, politics and tourism: welcome to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest gathering of humanity, that begins next month in India. The Kumbh Mela is traditionally held every three years in one of four cities along India’s sacred rivers, with one of the largest of those in Prayagraj. The next Kumbh Mela, meaning “festival of the pot”, was …

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