Why does allahabad have a religious significance? Give reasons?
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Answer:
due to the presence of Ganga river
Explanation:
1) DURING VEDIC PERIOD ALLAHABAD WAS CALLED PRAYAG . BUT DURING RULE OF MUGHAL EMPEROR AKBAR IT WAS NAMED AS ALLAHABAD.. BUT ORIGINALLY IT IS KNOWN AS KAUSHAMBI DURING THE ERA OF MAHABHARTA ..
2) ALLAHABAD IS LOCATED AT THE CONFLUENCE OF GANGA , YAMUNA AND SARASWATI. AS THESE RIVERS ARE CONSIDERED AS HOLY AMONGST HINDUS , THIS CITY HAS BEACAME A PILGRIMAGE OVER THE PERIOD OF TIME. THESE RIVERS MEET AT A POINT KNOWN AS THE TRIVENI SANGAM .
3) IT IS THE LAND OF MYSTERIOUS HANUMAN MANDIR .. ACCORDING TO STORIES THERE IS ONE HANUMAN TEMPLE IS RIVER GANGA WHICH GETS SUBMERGED INSIDE IT AS WATER LEVEL RISES UP . ACCORDING TO MYTHOLOGY GANGA WANTS TO TOUCH THE FEET OF HANUMAN TEMPLE SO IT RISES ITS WATER LEVEL .
4) ORGANISES HISTORIC KUMBH MELA .. ACCORDING TO MYTHOLOGY LORD VISHNU HAD DROPPED THE DRINK OF IMMORTALITY SO KUMBH MELA TAKES PLACE AFTER EVERY 12 YRS .
5) AND LASTLY IT IS THE SECOND HOME OF HINDU PILGRIMS .. THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE TRIVENI SANGAM , MANY SAGES MEDITATED HERE AND ATTAINED SALVATION. EVEN IT IS MENTIONED IN ANCIENT HOLY TEXTS OF HINDUS LIKE MAHABHARTA AND RAMAYANA ..
THIS IS BECAUSE ALLAHABAD GOT A RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE..