Taking a holy
dip at the confluence of the great Ganges and Yamuna rivers is highly recommended
in Hindu religion. It is said to liberate one from all the sufferings and
miseries of life!
The faith that we
Indians have for the Kumbh Snaan can be gauged from the very fact that millions
of people from different parts of the country converge at a single venue –
irrespective of their cast, creed and language barriers. It is ‘sangam’ in real
sense, a congregation of humanity.
I myself, so
far, never fancied about being a part of this ‘Kumbh Mela’ and having a ‘Snaan’
at Maha Kumbh never passed my mind – till a few days ago – when I got a call
from one of my college friend proposing for it! And, I agreed to him without any
hesitation. Sometimes, things just happen.
I keep pondering,
why did I agree? I am neither so religious, nor have committed such sins that
need to be washed off at the Kumbh!
The primary
reason for which I said ‘yes’ was - an opportunity to meet and share some time
with friends – old friends from my college. However, I think there must be some
more serious reason for it and I am trying to decipher it, maybe I will decipher
it– some day.
Until then, I
am trying to recollect all the incidences that have caused immense pain to us
in general, incidences that have shattered the lives of innocent people around
us and all those people who were involved in planning, execution and
perpetration of such ignominious crimes. When I take a dip on 17th February
2013 at Sangam in Allahabad – I would put a request to the almighty - to not
absolve any of the culprits whose heinous crimes have cruelly ruined the lives
of innocent kids, men and women!
Oh, God! Do not liberate them of
their sins!
