Jail administration arranged holy water (Ganga jal) from Triveni Sangam for prisoners of 75 jails in Uttar Pradesh at the direction of CM Yogi Adityanath. The holy water was mixed with regular water and stored in small tanks, allowing prisoners to take a sacred bath and offer prayers during the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj.
Jail Superintendent Brijendra Singh Yadav said the government jail administration, on its direction, had organised a 'snan part' for the jail inmates since they could not go to the Maha Kumbh Mela.
"So it was decided to bring water from the Maha Kumbh to the prison so they could also take a holy dip... Even Muslim inmates are excitedly taking part in the 'snan parv'," said Yadav.
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Uday Pratap Mishra, Prison Superintendent, said, "All the inmates of the jail took 'Snan' with the water brought from the Maha Kumbh. There are 757 inmates in the jail, and all of them took 'Snan' without any differences...they took 'Snan' with the intention of purifying their minds...jail department had taken this decision."
Uttar Pradesh's Jail Administration has become the first in the country to facilitate the holy bath for around 90,000 prisoners using Ganga Jal brought directly from there.