President Ram Nath Kovind and his wife on Thursday visited Allahabad and performed ‘Ganga pujan’ in the Sangam area during the ongoing Kumbh Mela.
The President and first lady Savita Kovind reached the Bamrauli airport on a special plane of the Indian Air Force around 9:30 am. They were welcomed by Governor Ram Naik, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and several Cabinet ministers.
Kovind and his wife participated in ‘Ganga pujan’ in the Sangam area along with the Governor, Chief Minister, his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya and Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh among others. The President was at the Sangam area for about half-an-hour.
Sangam is the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers.
The President met some prominent sadhus later and left for Delhi by the special IAF plane around 4:30 pm.
President Kovind along with his family members had come here last year too during the Magh Mela.
