Nashik, Oct. 16 -- Controversies surrounding the upcoming Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027 show no signs of abating, with a fresh dispute erupting over the display of the Trimbakeshwar Purohit Sangh's and the Maharashtra government's logos on a flagpole erected at Kushavart Tirtha in Trimbakeshwar.
On Thursday, puja was performed for the 31-ft flagpole intended for the flag-hoisting ceremony ahead of the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela. Kumbh Mela Minister Girish Mahajan was invited to the ceremony, while the Trimbakeshwar Purohit Sangh acted as the host.
The flagpole features illustrations related to the Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean) and the Simhastha Kumbh Mela. However, when residents noticed the logos of the Puro...