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It is a request to the people around who are historians or keep good interest in history can research by themselves on the Indian history and stop calling it as Indian mythology.
The field of media often plays with exaggeration of topics, news or any information they get. There are few channels in Indian media which can be pronounced as "mythical channels". We, viewers, have better identified them and don't take them seriously. It is because what they portray in our screens lacks evidence, logic, and interpretation.
In India, as per archaeological findings, extensive research and astronomical data there are sufficient shreds of evidence to prove that the Vedic era existed. It is a shame that the western obstinate views are invariably influencing the Indian point of view in today's world. It is because of successive invasion by different leaders in India, there is such distortion in representing our own History.
We better know that Sanskrit is the basis of all languages throughout India ( not using the word world which might bring more controversies). And almost all the words we are communicating today is in some way related to Sanskrit which proves its impactful existence and spread.
"Prayag" / "प्रयाग" is a Sanskrit word which literally means a place of confluence or conflux, a meeting place, a junction of two rivers. It also means "a place of offerings" not a "place of sacrifice". In English sacrifice is a negative word which means religious offerings in terms of killing an animal, an act of slaughtering an animal or person, immolation. Whereas offering is totally different and can be related to a positive approach in terms of improving and developing life, not killing it. "Sangam" is Sanskrit synonym of Prayag.
"Yagya"/ "यज्ञ " is a Sanskrit word which means offering, a ritual or ceremony, a place of celebration, gathering, and amalgamation. A moment where we remember the Gods or God-like figures recognize their good works (hymns and chants), accept it and choose to follow their steps to become like them, an occasion of oblation in front of the light ( Fire).
So, near the Sangam of rivers: Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati many Yagyas were made. Brahma, (a God or Godlike, let's consider him a prehistoric man) performed his first Yagya called Prakrista Yagya. Prakrista means creation, creation in the sense of his first creation, his first creation to a new ideology of sensitivity towards the creation of the world or universe.
Coming to the topic, Prayag is related to Ganga, Yamuna Sangam from the very first of its description in scriptures and other forms of records. There are mentions in Vedas and Puranas where Prayag is referred to that place of Sangam.
Vedas mentioned the Prakrista Yagya of Brahma in Prayag. Later in Puranas, Yayati, the descendant of Brahma is related in mentions of Prayag as a great place. There is a mention of Rishi Bharadwaja and his ashram at Prayag in Ramayan during Tretaya Yuga. Rama, the protagonist of Ramayana and the King of Ayodhya visited the ashram while proceeding to the Chitrakoot mountain in the Vindhya range of mountains.
Kaushambi was founded by Kusamba the son of Chedi King Kusa as depicted in Ramayana and followed by Mahabharata. It was founded years after the first Vedic ages at the Gangetic valley. However, another finding says, after the destruction of Hastinapur, the Kuru king Nichasku established the town later became the most important town of that era. Still, if we compare it to the origins of Prayag then Prayag predates it by centuries.
Later after being controlled by the succession of empires and dynasties like Mauryas, Guptas, and Marathas, it fell under Delhi Sultanate when it was conquered by Mohammad Ghori in 1193. When Mughals took over the capital Delhi, the city Prayag, mispronounced as Piyag acclaimed its prominence due to its greatness in terms of public value, importance, and strategic geographical position. So, a fort was constructed between 1574 to 1583 and during Akbar's visit in 1575, the city of mispronounced Piyag was renamed as Illahabas, the city where Allah resides or "Abode of God" as termed by Britishers laterwards. It was one of the 12 pre-eminent provinces or Subahs. During the regime of Shahjahan, due to the popularity of Islam and often misinterpreted by the people as Allahabas, Akbar changed it to Allahabad around 1585.
This was all about the Indian history of Prayag being changed to Allahabad. Thankfully, the Britishers didn't change its name to Albad or something else.
In 16th October 2018 after 443 years the name Prayagraj was restored ahead of the Kumbh Mela held every year at the Sangam. The raj was placed aptly by the naming committee as the place is also called as Tirtha-raj in Vedic scriptures so combinedly Prayagraj was a restoration successful mission.
So, near the Sangam of rivers: Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati many Yagyas were made. Brahma, (a God or Godlike, let's consider him a prehistoric man) performed his first Yagya called Prakrista Yagya. Prakrista means creation, creation in the sense of his first creation, his first creation to a new ideology of sensitivity towards the creation of the world or universe.
Coming to the topic, Prayag is related to Ganga, Yamuna Sangam from the very first of its description in scriptures and other forms of records. There are mentions in Vedas and Puranas where Prayag is referred to that place of Sangam.
Vedas mentioned the Prakrista Yagya of Brahma in Prayag. Later in Puranas, Yayati, the descendant of Brahma is related in mentions of Prayag as a great place. There is a mention of Rishi Bharadwaja and his ashram at Prayag in Ramayan during Tretaya Yuga. Rama, the protagonist of Ramayana and the King of Ayodhya visited the ashram while proceeding to the Chitrakoot mountain in the Vindhya range of mountains.
Kaushambi was founded by Kusamba the son of Chedi King Kusa as depicted in Ramayana and followed by Mahabharata. It was founded years after the first Vedic ages at the Gangetic valley. However, another finding says, after the destruction of Hastinapur, the Kuru king Nichasku established the town later became the most important town of that era. Still, if we compare it to the origins of Prayag then Prayag predates it by centuries.
Later after being controlled by the succession of empires and dynasties like Mauryas, Guptas, and Marathas, it fell under Delhi Sultanate when it was conquered by Mohammad Ghori in 1193. When Mughals took over the capital Delhi, the city Prayag, mispronounced as Piyag acclaimed its prominence due to its greatness in terms of public value, importance, and strategic geographical position. So, a fort was constructed between 1574 to 1583 and during Akbar's visit in 1575, the city of mispronounced Piyag was renamed as Illahabas, the city where Allah resides or "Abode of God" as termed by Britishers laterwards. It was one of the 12 pre-eminent provinces or Subahs. During the regime of Shahjahan, due to the popularity of Islam and often misinterpreted by the people as Allahabas, Akbar changed it to Allahabad around 1585.
This was all about the Indian history of Prayag being changed to Allahabad. Thankfully, the Britishers didn't change its name to Albad or something else.
In 16th October 2018 after 443 years the name Prayagraj was restored ahead of the Kumbh Mela held every year at the Sangam. The raj was placed aptly by the naming committee as the place is also called as Tirtha-raj in Vedic scriptures so combinedly Prayagraj was a restoration successful mission.
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