Varanasi, Jan. 12 -- This year's Magh Mela in Prayagraj, the sacred land of spirituality and penance, is going to be imbued with a unique spiritual aura. Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Shri Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Ji Maharaj of Jyotishpeeth will formally enter the Magh Mela area on Tuesday. With his arrival, a series of special religious rituals will begin at his camp located on the banks of the Sangam.

During his stay in Prayagraj this year, Shankaracharya Ji Maharaj will perform the special ritual of 'Gupt Navratri'. It is known that Prayag is a Siddha Kshetra (a place of spiritual accomplishment) of Goddess Lalita Devi. Gupt Navratri holds special significance from the perspective of Tantra and Shakti Sadhana (worship of the divine...