NEW DELHI: A day after the 42-day long Mahakumbh concluded,Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thurday penned his thoughts on it in a blog post describing "Mahakumbh" a Mahakumbh of unity.
"The Maha Kumbh has concluded. The 'mahayagna' of unity has concluded," he wrote in a blog, a day after the mega religious exercise concluded, and said the country has to now march ahead with a similar sense of self-confidence and unity to fulfil the goal of Viksit Bharat'.
Modi said more devotees than were ever imagined took the holy dip in Sangam, asserting that India is now forging ahead with new energy and that this points to a change of era which will write a new future for India.
The prime minister offered an apology to "Mother Ganga, Mother Yamuna, Mother Saraswati" as well as people, who he said is a form of God to him, for any shortcoming in the services rendered.
He noted that making such a massive arrangement was not easy.
At least 30 devotees had died during a stampede at the Maha Kumbh, which drew devotees in huge numbers from across the country.
The Uttar Pradesh government has said that over 65 crore people visited the sacred site in Prayagraj since the Maha Kumbh began on January 13.
In his blog, Modi praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, saying as an MP from Uttar Pradesh he can proudly say that the government, administration and people collectively under Adityanath's leadership made this "Maha Kumbh of unity" successful.
Everyone, be it sanitation staff, police personnel, boatmen, drivers and cooks, made it a success by working relentlessly with a sense of devotion and service, he said, praising residents of Prayagraj as well.
He asserted that what has never happened in the past few decades happened this time.
"It has laid the foundation for many coming centuries," he added.
Describing the Mahakumbh as delivering a message to the world, the prime minister said, "I have tried to submit the thoughts that came to mind on the completion of Mahakumbh…", before writing in detail. "Looking at the scenes of Mahakumbh, the feelings that have arisen in my mind from the very beginning, which have become more confirmed in the last 45 days, my faith has been strengthened many times about the bright future of the nation. The way 140 crore countrymen made the Mahakumbh of unity in Prayagraj a great identity of today's world, it is amazing".
In the blog, he went on to say, "With this hard work of the countrymen, with their efforts, with their resolutions, I will soon go to visit Jyotirlinga, first of the Dwadash Jyotirlinga, Shri Somnath and pray for every Indian by dedicating the resolution of Shraddha".
He said that the form of Mahakumbh attained more perfection on Mahashivaratri. "But I believe like the continuous stream of Maa Ganga, the stream of spiritual consciousness of Mahakumbh and the stream of unity will continue to flow continuously", PM added.
(With inputs from PTI)
