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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 creating the world. It is one of four sites of the Kumbh Mela, the others being Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. It has a position of importance in Hindu scriptures for it is situated at the confluence, known as Triveni Sangam, of the holy rivers, Ganges and Yamuna, and Hindu belief says that the invisible Sarasvati River joins here also.