Mahakumbh 2025 In Pics: PM Modi takes dip at Sangam, calls it ‘moment of divine connection’

PM Narendra Modi arrived at the Prayagraj airport around 10 am, and then left for Arail Ghat and to the Sangam Nose. (Photo PTI)

After arriving at Sangam, PM Narendra Modi went into the river Ganga in a boat along with UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He later took the dip alone. (PTI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore a saffron-coloured jacket, blue track pants and a ‘rudraksha’ chain around his neck, while taking a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam on Wednesday and offered prayers to Goddess Ganga. (Photo PTI)

“Blessed to be at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. The Snana at the Sangam is a moment of divine connection, and like the crores of others, who have taken part in it, I was also filled with a spirit of devotion.," the PM wrote on X.

PM Narendra Modi took the dip on the special occasion of Bhishm Ashtami during the ongoing Gupta Navratri, where along with prayers to Goddess Durga, offerings are made to ancestors as well. (Photo Credit: X/@narendramodi )

After the dip, PM Modi performed a puja wearing a black kurta, a saffron stole and a Himachali cap. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi also offered “Arghya” to the sun god and prayed to the Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers. (PTI Photo)

Calling the Mahakumbh "divine and grand", PM Narendra Modi says, the experience is "overwhelming everyone with its confluence of faith, devotion, and spirituality." (Credit: X/@narendramodi )