Tamil artistes promise to visit Sangam City again during Kumbh Mela 2025
PRAYAGRAJ: The seventh batch of delegates comprising 231 artists, most of women, from Tamil Nadu on Monday arrived in Prayagraj from Varanasi and performed "kummi" folk dance at Sangam area.
The delegates took a dip in Sangam and said they were mesmerised by the grandeur of the Sangam - the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati.
The visitors were so overwhelmed after seeing the beauty of Sangam that they promised to visit Sangam city on the occasion of Kumbh 2025.
Artists claimed the initiative is bringing people of two regions closer and acknowledging more about each other's cultural heritage and importance. "Feeling happy and overwhelmed in Prayargaj. We will surely be visiting Kumbh 2025 ," they said and added that "The beauty of Sangam can't be described in words".
The group members took selfies on banks of Ganga and held talks with priests and locals of the city who briefed them about the importance of teerthraj Prayagraj. They also showed keen interest to know about historical importance of Prayagraj and Azad park. The district administration and police made elaborate arrangements for the delegates who were offered red carpet welcome by leaders of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ).
Artists claimed the initiative is bringing people of two regions closer and acknowledging more about each other's cultural heritage and importance. "Feeling happy and overwhelmed in Prayargaj. We will surely be visiting Kumbh 2025 ," they said and added that "The beauty of Sangam can't be described in words".
The group members took selfies on banks of Ganga and held talks with priests and locals of the city who briefed them about the importance of teerthraj Prayagraj. They also showed keen interest to know about historical importance of Prayagraj and Azad park. The district administration and police made elaborate arrangements for the delegates who were offered red carpet welcome by leaders of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ).
BJP spokesman Rajesh Kesarwani said: "This was the seventh batch from Tamil Nadu who arrived Sangam city to take glimpse of Sangam, Lord Hanuman temple, Akshayvat tree, CSA park, Sankar Viman Mandpam and Swami Narayan temple."
Visitors also said: "They feel very honoured the way locals of city welcomed them with throwing rose petals and it tempt them to visit the same site in 2025." They also felt enriched after acquiring adequate knowledge about Prayagraj and said there should be regular cultural trips between the people of two regions.
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