JP Nadda and his family offered prayers to the Sun God and also presented a sari, coconut, flowers and other offerings to the Ganga river. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak, Cabinet Ministers Swatantra Dev Singh and Nand Gopal Gupta also took a dip at the Triveni Sangam, an official statement said. The BJP president reached Prayagraj airport on Saturday afternoon, where he was welcomed by UP BJP Chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary and Phulpur MP Praveen Patel, it added. The Maha Kumbh is a three-day long festival that culminates in the Ganges River festival on September 14 and 15. It is the largest Hindu festival of the year, followed by the Durga Puja on September 21 and 22, and the Raksha Bandh on September 22. The festival is being organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (NCP)
