Chhattisgarh governor, CM take holy dip at Maha Kumbh

Raipur: Chhattisgarh Governor Ramen Deka, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, his cabinet colleagues, and other political leaders from the state on Thursday took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj during the ongoing Maha Kumbh.

After reaching Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh from Raipur by a flight in the morning, the governor, the CM, assembly speaker Raman Singh and other public representatives from Chhattisgarh reached Arail Ghat.

From there, they went on motorboats to the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers, and took a holy dip, a government official said.

"Today, I took a dip at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj for the happiness, prosperity, and well-being of 3 crore people of Chhattisgarh. Maha Kumbh is a grand festival of the divinity and spiritual energy of Sanatan Dharma. Here faith turns into Amrit, connecting the soul with Brahma." Sai said in a post on X.

"After taking holy bath at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, I along with my wife, performed puja of Maa Ganga and prayed for the happiness, prosperity and health of all residents of the state," he said in another post.

144 वर्षों बाद महाकुम्भ का शुभ मुहूर्त आया है, जिसके अंतर्गत आज तीर्थराज प्रयाग के त्रिवेणी संगम में पुण्य स्नान का लाभ प्राप्त हुआ। मां गंगा, यमुना और सरस्वती से समस्त प्रदेशवासियों के खुशहाली और आरोग्य की मंगलकामना की।#MahaKumbh2025 pic.twitter.com/sHdo0KiJDa

— Vishnu Deo Sai (@vishnudsai) February 13, 2025

Earlier in the morning, talking to reporters at Raipur airport, Sai said they all were heading to Prayagraj to take the holy dip at the Maha Kumbh and become part of this sacred occasion.

"For this I would like to thank Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the UP assembly speaker for their invitation," he said.

The Chhattisgarh government has set up its pavilion at the Kumbh where free food and and accommodation are being provided to devotees from the state, he said.

"It is our privilege to go there and we will wish for the prosperity of Chhattisgarh," he added.

CM Sai and state assembly speaker Raman Singh were seen taking a dip in pictures shared by the state officials.

Some MLAs of the opposition Congress also went along with the CM and ministers to attend the Maha Kumbh.