. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Prayag is an ancient holy city of India mentioned in the Vedic scriptures and texts. Prayag was renamed Allahabad by the Mughal ruler Akbar around 1575 or even later. Akbar was grandson of the Mughal conqueror Babur."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "9752149"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "31137"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1094306834"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "History of Allahabad"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Prayag is an ancient holy city of India mentioned in the Vedic scriptures and texts. Prayag was renamed Allahabad by the Mughal ruler Akbar around 1575 or even later. Akbar was grandson of the Mughal conqueror Babur. Although initially named Ilahabad the name later became Allahabad in an anglicized version in Roman script. In 2018 the name of the city was changed back to Prayagraj by the State government ruled by Yogi Adityanath. The city is situated on an inland peninsula, surrounded by the rivers Ganges and Yamuna on three sides, with only one side connected to the mainland Doab region, of which it is a part. This position is of importance in Hindu scriptures for it is situated at the confluence, known as Triveni Sangam, of the holy rivers. As per Rigveda the Sarasvati River (now dried up) was part of the three river confluence in ancient times. It is one of four sites of the Kumbh Mela, an important mass Hindu pilgrimage."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .