Oldest Akhada ‘Shri Panch Dashanam Avahan Akhada’ enters the Mahakumbha

Prayagraj Mahakumbha 2025

Sadhus entering the Kumbhanagari

Prayagraj – For the Mahakumbha to be held along the Triveni Sangam here, various akhadasare entering the Kumbhanagari. Of the 13 akharas of Sanatan Dharma, the oldest akhada called Shri Panch Dashanam Avahan Akhada entered the Kumbhanagari on 22nd December under the leadership of Mahamandaleshwar Swami Arun Giri.

Their procession started at the local ashram of avahan akhada at Maduka. Saints and Sages were welcomed at various places enroute. Shri Panch Dashanam Avahan Akhada is the oldest and it has witnessed 122 Mahakumbha and 123 Kumbhaparvas in the Prayagraj.