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Prisoners Use Sangam Water for a “Holy Bath”

Arijit Bose
Chhattisgarh, prisoners, Sangam water, holy bath, Ganga Jal, Maha Kumbh, Vijay Sharma, spiritual purification, jail inmates, Congress criticism, BJP, political controversy, religious ritual, Har Har Gange, prison reform, opposition reaction, cultural tradition, symbolic snan, faith and justice, governance debate

Raipur: In an unusual spiritual initiative, Chhattisgarh’s Home Minister Vijay Sharma distributed sacred Sangam water to prisons across the state, allowing inmates to partake in a symbolic “snan” (holy bath) as part of the ongoing Maha Kumbh celebrations. The move, which was met with both praise and political controversy, saw approximately 18,000 prisoners across 33 jails participate in the ritual. The initiative, intended to provide inmates with a sense of religious and spiritual purification, took place in five central prisons, 20 district jails, and eight sub-jails. Prison authorities mixed the…

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