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Prayagraj (ISO: Prayāgarāja; / ˈ p r eɪ ə ˌ ɡ r ɑː dʒ, ˈ p r aɪ ə-/), also known as Allahabad or Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [8] [9] It is the administrative headquarters of the Prayagraj district, the most populous district in the state and 13th most populous district in India and the Prayagraj division.
Prayagraj Clock Tower is an architectural clock tower located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India also known as Chowk Ghantaghar. It was constructed in 1913. It is a landmark of Old Prayagraj and reminds us one of finest structures in India. It is located in centre of the Chowk, Prayagraj. Mansion.
History of Prayagraj. A procession of Akharas march over the Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in 2001. Prayagraj, [ 1] also known as Ilahabad or Allahabad in an anglicized version in Roman script, [ 2] and anciently Prayag, is a city situated on an inland peninsula, surrounded by the rivers Ganges and Yamuna on three sides, with ...
The Allahabad Fort was constructed by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1583. Abu'l-Fazl, in his Akbarnama writes: [2]. For a long time [Akbar's] desire was to found a great city in the town of Piyag [Prayag], where the rivers Ganges and Jamna join, and which is regarded by the people of India with much reverence, and which is a place of pilgrimage for the ascetics of that country, and to build a ...
Lawrence Road. Leader Road. Liddle Road. Lowther Road. Luker Road. MG Marg. Mahatama Gandhi Marg, also known as MG Marg is one of the major streets in Prayagraj, named after Mahatma Gandhi. It stretches from Allahabad High Court in the east making intersection with PD Tondon Marg and Nyaya Marg, passing through Civil Lines, to the west till in ...
Phaphamau. / 25.53389°N 81.85389°E / 25.53389; 81.85389. Phaphamau is a satellite locality/township of the city of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, located on either side of Prayagraj- Lucknow highway. It lies on the banks of the Ganga River.Phaphamu was ruled by Bhil king [1]
2019 Prayag Kumbh Mela. The Prayag Kumbh Mela, also known as Allahabad Kumbh Mela, is a mela, or religious gathering, associated with Hinduism and held in the city of Prayagraj, India, at the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical Sarasvati river. [ 1] The festival is marked by a ritual dip in the waters, but ...
The Allahabad pillar is a stambha, containing one of the pillar edicts of Ashoka, erected by Ashoka, emperor of the Maurya dynasty, who reigned in the 3rd century BCE. While it is one of the few extant pillars that carry Ashokan edicts, [3] it is particularly notable for containing later inscriptions attributed to the Gupta emperor Samudragupta (4th century CE). [4]