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Allahabad is known to be the land of rivers where the Gods reside. It was named Illahabad that means the home of the gods. The Mughals extensively ruled this place for a long time which is why the name of the city was kept after the God that they worshipped. ‘Allah’ means Allah ‘abad’ means populated.
Now, this city has been renamed to Prayagraj, because - ‘Pra’ means first and ‘yag’ means holy sacrifice or ritual. It is believed that Lord Brahma performed his first ever ritual on this land. Another reason for the same is because ‘Prayag’ means place of sacrifice or offering. Due to the fact that this city lies close to the confluence of the three rivers, it is also known to the major place of sacrifice. The city was named by King Akbar who was the major ruler of the Mughal dynasty, after which the name was changed to Allahabad. For 443 years, the city continued to be called by the same name after which recently, the BJP government changed its name to Prayagraj. Due to the fact that this city is also a major attraction for the Hindu Pilgrims, the name was reinstated to that of an Indian state.
History of Allahabad
Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese traveler visited Prayag in 643 AD. The Muslims first conquered Prayag in 1194 and was renamed as Allahabad by Akbar in 1583. After conquering Prayag, Akbar built a fort which stands majestically at the confluence on the Yamuna side. Khusrau, Jahangir’s eldest son, was also buried in the city. The Marathas took the town in 1739 but held it only until 1750 when it was sacked by the Pathans. Later, it was the headquarters of the British Government of the North-west provinces and Oudh and here the transfer of government from the East India Company to the crown was announced by Lord Canning in 1885 with one of its founders, Allan Octavian Hulme. The great Indian patriot, Motilal Nehru, father of Pandit Jawahar Nehru also lived in this city. Various excavations were also done in the city. Draupadi Ghat has revealed signs of extensive habitation and considerable quantities of Northern Black Pottery Ware of the type found across northern India to Taxila and beyond. It has been dated from between 1100 and 800 B.C. Two other sites in the city have revealed similar types of findings. On the present site of the Bharadwaj ashram, the remains of the Kushan period have also been found.
Festivals in Allahabad
The Magh Mela is celebrated every year for 15 days in the moth of january in Allahabad and bathing in the river during this fair is considered very auspicious. The Kumbh Mela is the most important fair which is celebrated in Allahabad and moves every 3 years from Allahabad, to Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik, returning Allahabad every twelth year. This fair was described by the Eric Newby as the greatest assemblage of people gathered together in a confined space for a single purpose anywhere on earth. The story behind the Kumbh Mela is that the Hindu gods and demons vied for the pot or kumbha that held the nectar of immortality or amrit. During the flight for possession, which lasted 12 days, Vishnu was running with the pot and four drops of amrit fell to earth, making four sacred places like Allahabad, Ujjain, Nasik and Haridwar.
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