Singer Kanhaiya Mittal arrived to take a holy dip at the Sangam Triveni during the Maha Kumbh 2025. He praised and expressed gratitude towards the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for all his efforts and hard work to ensure proper arrangement and safety.
Chief Advisor to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Awanish Kumar Awasthi, and his delegation on Monday, briefed the foreign media on the various facets of the Maha Kumbh 2025 and its cultural, spiritual and digital significance.
Faith and devotion took centre stage at Maha Kumbh, as more than 4.4 million devotees took a holy dip on the eighth day of the Kumbh Mela till 2 pm on Monday.
Among a congregation of over 5.182 million devotees gathered at the Sangam Triveni, 1 million Kalpvasis and 4.182 million pilgrims took a holy dip by 6 PM.
Additional District Magistrate (ADM) of the Maha Kumbh Mela, Vivek Chaturvedi on Sunday spoke about the fire that occurred in the Gita Press camp and said that around 70 to 80 huts and eight to ten tents had been burnt.
"The fire that broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela should be taken cognizance of immediately and seriously and it should be ensured that such an accident does not happen in future," posted Akhilesh Yadav on X.
The fire that broke out at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela being held in Prayagraj was brought under control by the fire tenders present at the spot, as per officials.