Allahabad

Shri Nathji had a long association with Allahabad. His first visit was in 1942, when he had great pain in his arm but was regaling multitudes of people with his divine bliss. His second visit was in 1949, when he had left Mateshwari and the children behind at Allahabad, in March 1949, and had gone on the most extended and hectic tour of his life which had taken him across hundreds of miles to Chanda, Rajamundry, Calcutta and Nagpur and then back to Allahabad.

 The third time Shri Nathji had come to Allahabad in 1953, alone, in January leaving Mateshwari and the children at Delhi. He had celebrated the birthday of Shri Babaji Bhagwan at Allahabad and then gone back to Delhi. In July1958, Shri Nathji came to Allahabad for a very long stay when Priya Nathji and Pran Nathji were studying at the Allahabad University. Shri Nathji stayed in Allahabad till the education of His children was completed at Allahabad university.

Allahabad is a major city in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in India.  Allahabad is the seventh most populous city in Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, it was ranked the world's 130th fastest growing city. Allahabad is also known as the "city of prime ministers" because post independence 7 out of 13 prime minister of India belonged to Allahabad ( Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Gulzarilal Nanda, Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Chandra Shekhar). All these seven leaders were either born in Allahabad, were alumni of Allahabad University or got elected from a constituency in Allahabad.

 The city's original name—Prayaga, or "place of sacrifice"—comes from its position at the sacred union of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. It is the second-oldest city in India and plays a central role in the Hindu scriptures. The city contains many temples and palaces. Allahabad is located on in the southern part of Uttar Pradesh. While the city and surroundings are governed by several municipalities, a large portion of Allahabad District is governed by the Allahabad City Council.

Allahabad was originally founded as Kaushambi by the Kuru rulers of Hastinapur, who developed it as their capital. Since then, Allahabad has often being the political/ cultural/ administrative head of the entire Doab area and beyond. First as Kaushambi, then as Prathisthanpur. Later, the Mughal emperor Akbar renamed Prayag as Allahabad in 1526 and made it a prominent administrative centre again.

As a large and growing city, Allahabad is home to many well-recognized colleges and research institutions in India. Many government offices of both central and state government lie within the city. Allahabad has hosted many large cultural and sporting events, including Kumbh Mela. Although Allahabad's economy was built on tourism, its main revenue now comes from real estate and financial services