PRAYAG
The Holy Sangam

ANTIQUITY

From time immemorial, Prayag is a much-venerated holy place, sanctified by the association of Vedic seers and incarnated celebrities. Rig Veda says "Those who bathe at the confluence of the white and black rivers-the Ganga and Yamuna go to heaven those of firm mind who give up their bodies here, attain immortality". Another! Pulastya's description, besides bringing out the traditional importance of this land, fixes its bounds too. He says-"The land between the Ganga and Yamuna is called the waist, the middle part of the earth; and Prayag which is the most sacred, luxuriant and prosperous place is the fertile part of the Mother Earth. "Hence Prajapati's selection for performing a great sacrifice on this punya dharithri.

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