triveni sangam

my self with my husband , family friend and my mother-in-laws sisters had wonderful visit to kashi in november 2008. we boarded train on 14th november and reached mugal sarai on 16th morning. we had our room at Balananda ashram. left for allahabad by vehicle for triveni sangam . The Triveni Sangam in Allahabad is a confluence of 3 rivers, the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati. river saraswati is said to be invisible (antarvahini) and underflowing joining two rivers from below. here at the confluence point is a sacred place for hindus ,a bath here washes all our sins of past rebirths.pale yellow waters of ganga merges with blue waters of yamuna. . At the confluence of these two great Indian rivers, where the invisible saraswati river conjoins them, many tirtha yatris take boats to bathe from platforms erected in the Sangam. An interesting ritual is performed in the boat while sailing in the boat.Husband combs the hairs of his wife and a beautiful plait is done , decorated with flowers then end of the plait is cut and offered to rivers. normally hairs float in water but her hairs are drowned in the rivers. normally this is done for the long life of her husband. a priest performs pooja then a dhoti, saree blousepiece has to be given to the priest, this ends veni daanam. various ceremonies are conducted to ancestors according to their traditions and cultures.

Places to be visited enroute to Allahabad are

Anand bhavan Ancestral home of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Allahabad Museum , Allahabad University, Hanuman Temple (Near Sangam),Akshayavata and lot temples.