Prayagraj: Ahead of Mahakumbh 2025, devotees take holy dip in Ganga at Sangam Ghat

Prayagraj: Ahead of the MahaKumbh 2025, which is set to begin in Prayagraj next week, devotees took a sacred bath in the Ganga at Sangam Ghat. The city was enveloped in a dense fog in the chilly weather.

“It feels great after taking a dip here in Prayagraj,” a devotee told the media report. We don’t feel chilly. Our zeal and faith are much greater than the chill we’re feeling.”

Images showed tea merchants, mostly from western Uttar Pradesh, moving throughout the city in the chilly weather.
Shimla devotee Hemant Chauhan told ANI, “The temperature varies throughout the day. The mornings and evenings are often frigid.

Madhya Pradesh’s Raj Kumar told ANI, “Yes, there is a layer of fog. The temperature is not as frigid as it ought to be.

Vishnu, who was from Kolkata, stated, “It’s okay; it’s freezing. For Mahakumbh, Yogiji and Modi Ji did a terrific job of making preparations.

To improve security, the Uttar Pradesh Police have set around 2,700 AI-enabled cameras and used underwater drones in and around the Maha Kumbh camping region.

On the second day of his journey to Prayagraj, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had also launched electric buses called ‘Atal Seva’ and special shuttle buses of the Uttar Pradesh Transport Corporation.

Over 45 crore people are anticipated for the celebration of the Maha Kumbh, which is being held after a 12-year hiatus.

Devotees will congregate at the Sangam, the meeting point of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the now-extinct Saraswati, to take a sacred bath during the Maha Kumbh. On February 26, the Maha Kumbh will come to an end.
On January 14 (Makar Sankranti), January 29 (Mauni Amavasya), and February 3 (Basant Panchami), the Kumbh’s principal bathing ceremonies (Shahi Snan) will be held.