India, Jan. 22 -- The Prayagraj Magh Mela administration has issued a second notice to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, seeking an explanation on why the land and facilities allotted to his institution should not be cancelled and why he should not be permanently barred from entering the fair, following an incident on Mauni Amavasya.

The fresh notice comes amid an ongoing standoff between the saint and the mela authorities after Saraswati allegedly breached security barricades at the reserved Bridge Number 2 on Sunday while travelling in a horse carriage. The incident occurred on Mauni Amavasya, one of the most auspicious bathing days of the Magh Mela, when severe crowd congestion had prompted the administration to allow only pedestria...