Devotees from all over the country are arriving in Ayodhya to see Ram Lalla, the revered infant form of Lord Ram. Starting as early as 5:00 a.m. on Friday, thousands of devotees were seen standing in queues, which continued uninterrupted until 10:00 p.m.
With the ongoing Mahakumbh attracting millions of devotees, the Prayagraj Mela Authority has ramped up sanitation efforts, deploying advanced waste management systems and real-time monitoring technologies, according to the Uttar Pradesh government.
A cruiser car heading to Varanasi from Mahakumbh collided with a parked truck near Mirzamurad police station, killing five people and injuring five others, officials said on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh assured that all necessary arrangements are in place for the final phase of the Mahakumbh, with the main bath scheduled for February 26 on the occasion of Shivratri.
Tripura Sundari Devi Temple, also known as Matabari, holds religious significance as one of the 51 Shakti Peethas worldwide. The site is particularly famous for drawing lakhs of devotees during the Deepawali festival.
"What West Bengal Mamata Banerjee said is right. People from her state have also lost lives...A large number of people who had come from Bengal and other states have died. FIR is also not being registered. Why was this Maha Kumbh organised? Devotees had been coming for centuries, and Kumbh h
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while addressing the Assembly on Wednesday, emphasized the grandeur of the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj and condemned the spread of misinformation against Sanatan Dharma, Maa Ganga, and India.
Six Volvo buses are currently providing transportation for pilgrims from Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, and Rajkot to Prayagraj. As of February 17, 184 round trips have been completed, benefiting nearly 4,300 devotees.
Taking to social media, X, the Former ISRO Chairman wrote, "Maha Kumbh was experienced as the humanity's search for the connection to the universe and have the 'Amrut', the nectar of life. I had a blissful snan at the Triveni Sangam in the company of Sadhus.