Magha Mela · Prayagraj Triveni Snan (Ramanandi)

Triveni Sangam — the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, and the hidden Saraswati

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Magha Mela — the annual one-month Vaishnava-Shaiva pilgrimage at Prayagraj's Triveni Sangam (confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, and the hidden Saraswati). Runs from Paush Purnima through Magha Purnima. The Ramanandi akhadas — Nirmohi, Nirvani, and Digambar — set up massive shibirs at the mela for the full month, hosting kalpvas (austerity-residence) for thousands of grihasthas.

Dates 2026–2027

February 1, 2026February 20, 2027

Mantra

त्रिवेणी संगम स्नान सर्व पाप विनाशन · श्री राम जय राम जय जय राम

Triveni Sangam Snan Sarva Paap Vinashan · Shri Ram Jaya Ram Jaya Jaya Ram

Bathing at the Triveni Sangam destroys all sins — and the Sita-Ram naam recited there grants moksha.

How to recite

Travel to Prayagraj for the Magha Mela (one month from Paush Purnima to Magha Purnima). Take Triveni Sangam snan at sunrise on Magha Purnima (the climactic snan day). Stay in a kalpvas tent at the Ramanandi akhada shibir — observing one meal a day, sleeping on the ground, continuous Sita-Ram naam, and daily Sarayu-Triveni meditation. Donate til, blankets, and food generously.

Benefits

The Magha Mela is the annual mini-Kumbh held at Prayagraj on the banks of the Triveni Sangam through the entire lunar month of Magha. Magha Purnima is the climactic snan day — bathing today is held to grant the punya of a thousand Ashwamedhas. Every twelfth year (during Ardh Kumbh) and every sixth year (during Kumbh), the Ramanandi akhadas lead one of the largest sadhu-processions of the year here.

✦ Special Note

The five major snan days of the mela are: Paush Purnima (start), Makar Sankranti, Mauni Amavasya, Vasant Panchami, and Magha Purnima (climax). Every twelve years the mela becomes Ardh Kumbh (next 2031) and every twelve years on top of that becomes Maha Kumbh (next 2037). Dates per the standard Vikram Samvat Panchang (Purnimanta system — month boundary at Purnima), Ayodhya/Varanasi convention; same underlying calendar as Hindu general, Purnimanta month naming.

Foods Allowed

Mela kalpvas-bhog — simple satvik khichdi, dahi, ghee, jaggery, tilSattu and sugarcane juice — traditional pilgrim foodFresh seasonal fruits — orange, guava, banana, ber, sugarcaneMilk, curd, ghee, panchamritCharanamrita and tulsi from the Ram darbar at the Ramanandi shibirTil-gur ladoo and gajak — kalpvas signature

Foods to Avoid

Onion, garlic, brinjal — alwaysMeat, fish, eggs, alcoholHeavy or rajasic food during kalpvas — keep the body light for tapasya

Meal Idea

Light kalpvas khichdi with ghee and dahi for the day's one meal; sattu-sherbet and seasonal fruits as midday refreshment; til-gur ladoo and kheer in the evening after the Sangam-arati.

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