Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Ravindra Puri has demanded to change the name of Shahi Snan that takes place in Kumbh. Ravindra Puri says that Shahi is an Urdu word, this name was given by the Mughals and it is a symbol of slavery.
Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad president Ravindra Puri says that now according to Sanatan Dharma, it should be named not Shahi Snan but Rajsi Snan. This issue will be raised in the Akhada Parishad meeting. Let us tell you that there are 13 Akhadas in the Akhada Parishad.
Maha Kumbh will be organized in Prayagraj
Maha Kumbh is to be organized in Prayagraj, UP in January 2025. Royal bath will be held in Maha Kumbh on Makar Sankranti on January 14, Mauni Amavasya on January 29 and Vasant Panchami on February 3. Royal bath is considered Amritsnan in which Acharya Mahamandaleshwar, Mahant and Naga Sadhu of Akharas take royal bath and this tradition is centuries old.