PRAYAG
The Holy Sangam

UNIQUENESS 

The word 'Prayag' is a compound of two words- Pra and Yag. This blend of two distinct words admits two different meanings; one a great sacrifice - Pra = great + yaga = sacrifice; two- Pra also means Prajapathi, and yaga stands for sacrifice, so Prajapati's sacrifice. Its connotation thus refers to a place, where Prajapathi performed once a great sacrifice. It was originally called 'Prayag-Raj', the prefix and suffix here denote its superiority over other sacred thirthas, consecrating our Punya Bharat. Puranas menu it as Thirtharaj, and an integral part of the Panchavedis-Kurukshetra, Gayashiras, Prayag Raj, Viraja and Pushkar. Due to its position, 'middle in the series, it is aptly called Madhyavedi. As the Ganga, the Yamuna and the invisible Saraswati, the holy river merge at this place, it is called Sangam. It has yet another name -Triveni; for, the Ganges takes a turn here and bends like the veni-braided hair of  woman. It is a Prajapathi Kshetra and a thirtha Kshetra at it.

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