Question

Which city among the following is located in the sacred ‘Triveni Sangam’?

• A. Nashik
• B. Ujjain
• C. Prayagraj
• D. Haridwar

Hint:

The Triveni Sangam is an important pilgrimage site where the three rivers meet, and it is a significant location for various Hindu rituals.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The Triveni Sangam is most famous as the site of the Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest religious gathering in the world, and that mela is held at Prayagraj, immediately identifying it as the confluence city.

Nashik, Ujjain and Haridwar each host their own separate Kumbh Mela rotation, but only at single-river locations, none of them is described as a triveni (three-river) sangam.

Therefore, the correct answer is Prayagraj.

Answer 2

A further check is to recall each city's older/alternate name and administrative history, since Prayagraj's very name change is tied to this river confluence.

1. Nashik: Historically significant in the Ramayana narrative and the Godavari basin, unrelated to a three-river confluence.
2. Ujjain: One of the seven sacred cities of India on the Kshipra, but its sanctity is not built around a river confluence.
3. Prayagraj: Was renamed from Allahabad specifically to restore its ancient identity as "Prayag," meaning place of sacrifice at the sacred confluence, directly referencing the Triveni Sangam.
4. Haridwar: Its name means "gateway to Hari (Vishnu)/Har (Shiva)," referencing the Ganga's descent, not a three-river junction.

Only Prayagraj's identity and renaming are explicitly tied to being the confluence city.

Therefore, the correct answer is Prayagraj.