128 kms.from Varanasi and located at the confluence (Sangam) of the rivers Ganga, Allahabad Pilgrimage Tour India, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, Religious Places Allahabad Tour - one of the oldest cities of India and a pilgrimage centre of utmost importance is also famous for the Kumbh and Ardh Kumbh Melas held every twelve and six years respectively.

These are attended by the largest congregation of saints, believers and followers of Hindu religion in India and from across the world.

Allahabad Pilgrimage Tour India is also known for its annual Magh Mela (mini Kumbh Mela) and colourful Dussehra festival.

'Prayag' or 'Religious Places Allahabad Tour' as it is known today is one of the most sacred pilgrimage centres of India.

In Hindu mythology, its status of 'Tirth Raj' or the king of all pilgrimage centres was bestowed by Lord Brahma, the creator god of Hindu Trinity, who performed 'Prakrista Yagna' at the confluence of the three holy rivers, the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati.

Prayag, where river Ganga and Yamuna meet, is one of the ancient pilgrimage centers of India.

Prayag is situated in Religious Places Allahabad Tour. Prayag is venerated in the hymns of the Rig Veda.

Allahabad Sightseeing Tour, According to the Hindu mythology the region between the Ganga and the Yamuna is the most fertile region on earth.

Prayag is also referred to as Triveni Sangam- the confluence of the subterranean river Saraswati, Ganga and Yamuna. The name Allahabad (the city of God) was given to Prayag by the Mughal Emperor, Akbar.

According to legends Prayag remains intact at the time of the great deluge and Vishnu resides here as a Yoga Murthy, on a banyan leaf in the form of a child.

Allahabad Sightseeing Tour - Vishnu is referred to as Veni Mahadeva, and Shiva is believed to be personified here as the immortal banyan tree or the Akshaya Vata Vriksham. Prayag is also associated with Amrit (nectar of immortality).

Allahabad Sightseeing Tour - Legends have it that Jupiter picked up the pot of the celestial nectar as it emerged from the milky ocean and made off with it (to prevent the demons from having access to it).

The infuriated demons chased him and in the course of the chase the pot (Kumbh) overflowed and the nectar fell into four different places on earth, corresponding to Prayag, Nashik, Ujjain and Haridwar (all these four places are sites of Kumbh Mela).

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