Mahakumbh Mela Prayagraj 2025, Day 2 Live Updates: The second day of the Maha Kumbh Mela on Tuesday saw thousands of devotees and seers converge at Sangam before sunrise, to take the holy dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti today. At the inception of the Maha Kumbh on Monday, an estimated 1.5 crore devotees took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam (the convergence point of Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers) in Prayagraj on Paush Purnima, said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The Kumbh fair shall end on February 26, 50 lakh pilgrims and sadhus plan to stay in camps for the entire duration of the event.
Maha Kumbh 2025: For the Maha Kumbh this year, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has initiated 549 projects, from infrastructure development to sanitation, at a budget of Rs 6,990 crore. Over the past month, over 40 ministers of the UP government have visited 28 states and Union territories to personally hand over invites for the festival. About 2,300 CCTV cameras, monitored by control centres, were installed across the Maha Kumbh site – which is spread over 10,000 acres – and Prayagraj to assist with crowd management, population density analysis, and incident reporting.
Historical and religious significance: The Kumbh Mela dates back thousands of years to ancient Hindu epics and literature, such as the Mahabharata and Puranas. It is profoundly rooted in the mythical account of the Samudra Manthan (ocean churning), during which drips of the nectar of immortality fell in four locations: Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik, and Ujjain. In his seventh-century writings, Chinese traveller Xuanzang documented this convergence of faith and commerce at the Kumbh Mela, where rulers and wealthy merchants are said to have bathed in the sacred waters and offered lavish donations. It is the world’s biggest religious gathering, with deep links to Hindu mythology wherein participants seek forgiveness for their sins and aspire for Moksha, or spiritual liberation.
Before the Mahakumbh 2025 commenced, Prayagraj saw an overflow of pilgrims and tourists at the Sangam - point where Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati river meet. According to officials, around 50 lakh people took the holy bath at the Sangam in Prayagraj on Sunday.
Around 45 crore tourists are expected to visit the Mahakumbh over the course of the next 45 days, making it the biggest ever gathering of people.
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