The Akhara Parishad has also asked the devotees to follow the same rule. Moreover, the ABAP has also exhorted the Sanatan Dharma followers to seek the services of only Hindu barbers, carpenters, and cobblers.The ABAP has urged that goods should be purchased from shops that have a board displaying the name of the owner. People should also make sure if an idol or picture of deities is present inside the shop, dhaba, restaurant or not. The parishad said that the government should come out with strict laws to prevent attempts to disrupt the ‘sadhana’ of Hindu seers and devotees.Similarly, Urdu terms such as ‘Shahi Snan’ and ‘Peshwai’ will be renamed to Hindi terms such as ‘Rajsi Snan’ and ‘Chhavni Pravesh’ respectively. The body claimed that the use of Hindi terms has been a tradition that “has been going on for centuries”. “In a meeting held recently at Niranjani Akhara in Prayagraj, a proposal was passed to change the names and the chief minister Yogi Adityanath has been informed about it. He may soon make a formal announcement in this regard,” Puri said. The Akhara Parishad has also proposed the deployment of officials and policemen who do not consume meat or drink alcohol so that the fair’s ‘integrity’ is maintained.Senior Superintendent of Police (Kumbh Mela) Rajesh Dwivedi said Maha Kumbh was a religious festival and when the consumption and sale of meat and alcohol was prohibited in the entire fair area, the policemen, too, were expected not to consume them.
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