Live: Nashik Kumbh Mela begins 'Shahi Snan’ today

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Download latest nashik kumbh shahi snan 2015Around more than one crore devotees appeared on the both pilgrim centers of Nashik and Trimbakeshwar today for the first ‘Shahi Snan’ of the Kumbh Mela. At least  two lakh priests and thousands head of temples belonging to the Digambar, Nirmohi and Nirvani akharas of Vaishnav religious order  will be the first to take the ‘Shahi Snan’ in Nasik. The austere of the Shavia religious order spread over ten Akhadaas will take their dip at Trimbakeshwar, 30 kms from Nasik. According to public authorities of Nasik, the rush may be less today due to Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami are on the same day. “Technology and communication has improved drastically over the years. So more people will make it here, than in 2003. But the number will be lesser than on other ‘Shahi Snan’ days, this Kumbh Mela,” said Nashik municipal commissioner Dr. Praveen Gedam. The administration is expecting an overall footstep of 10 million this year. The footstep recorded in 2003 was six million. Apart from the 25 to 30 original ghats, the public administrations have built eight new ghats at Nasik and three at Trimbakeshwar gradually. Due to over rushing administration has grown the length of ghats in Nashik. Devotees from different parts gathered there. This will be done via colour coding which will be applicable during parwani days,” said Gedam S Jagannathan, commissioner of police, Nasik city. According to the notification, the royal procession will begin from Tapovan’s Laxminarayan temple at 6 am and will be led by the Nirvani Akhara. After the bath, the mahants and sadhus will return to their camp at Sadhugram through a separate route and the ghats will be thrown open to the public. Trimbakeshwar has a ‘sadhu gram’ spread across 15 acres. At Nasik, the ‘sadhu gram’ is spread across 283 acres, housing around 1.38 lakh sadhus. “Arrangements have been made for heavy deployment of police force. According to Gedam, the civic body has spent over Rs 22 crore on maintaining cleanliness and public hygiene. “We already have 6000 toilets across Nasik city. In addition, we have installed 20,000 makeshift or temporary toilets at all important points across the city. We have even installed 3,000 dustbins at the ghats and other public places. We have appointed at least 3,300 field staff for the period of three months to keep the city clean. We have 50 tractors to carry the dustbins. Infact, all the dustbins have been marked and we know which staff will take which tractor and carry which dustbin, “ Gedam said. With most of the important roads to be shut and turned into no vehicle zones, the district administration has also identified separate routes for its officials, workers and locals in case of emergencies or any untoward incidents, said Gedam.
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