Lucknow, Feb. 21 -- In a historic move, the Uttar Pradesh ensured that even prisoners lodged in different prisons across the state could take a holy Sangam water and could partake in this sacred experience, official sources said here on Friday.
Sources said that inmates from Central Naini Jail and Prayagraj District Jail were given the opportunity, leaving many deeply moved. The initiative was not limited to Prayagraj, prisoners from all 62 jails across UP took a symbolic holy dip in Triveni's sacred waters.
Large tanks were constructed inside the jails to facilitate this, where holy water from Triveni was brought and poured. Prisoners bathed in this sanctified water, believing it to be a chance to cleanse their souls and partake in rel...