Uttarakhand Information Centre

Allahabad (Hindi: इलाहाबाद, Urdu: الہ آباد Ilāhābād), also known as Prayag (Hindi: प्रयाग), is a city in north Indian state ofUttar Pradesh and administrative headquarters of Allahabad District. The ancient name of the city is Aggra (Sanskrit for “place of sacrifice”) and is believed to be the spot where Brahma offered his first sacrifice after [...]