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"It is believed that the holy dip on the auspicious day of Paush Purnima liberates the soul from the cycle of birth and death. The daily bathing starts from Paush Purnima and ends on Magha Purnima. "Mela police have too implemented traffic diversions on various routes to regulate crowd on the first bathing day. Besides, vehicles' entry on the mela campus too has been banned.Meanwhile, officials maintained that around one lakh kalpwasis would be the main attraction of the day. SANGAM (ALLAHABAD): The 44-day Magh Mela is set to begin with approximately 50 lakh pilgrims, including scores of kalpwasis, expected to take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of Yamuna, Ganga and mythological Saraswati, on the occasion of Paush Purnima on Thursday.With lakhs of pilgrims, devotees and saints already flocked mela campus to take holy dip on the first day of month of 'Magh', the mela police on Wednesday reviewed the security arrangements..