One of the major attractions of the Maha Kumbh 2025 has become the Rudraksh Baba who wears 108 rudraksh garlands which consists of a total of 11,000 rudraksh.
The Peshwai of the Anand Akhada has arrived in Prayagraj on Monday as the nation prepares itself for the Mahakumbh Mela 2025, which is scheduled to begin on January 13.
"Some extremist Muslims want to disrupt the environment. The Kumbh has been organized for centuries before Islam was founded. When Islam did not exist before Kumbh, how could have Waqf existed before Kumbh...?" Singh said speaking to ANI.
"This makes it clear that the Samajwadi Party and Congress are rattled by the fact that PM Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath and the BJP government of Uttar Pradesh are organising the biggest Maha Kumbh ever, which has the support of the saint community all over the world," Bhandari
Sanjay Raut condemns Ramesh Bidhuri's controversial statement, calls it a display of desperation. He also remarks on Maharashtra politics, labeling Sanjay Gaikwad's comment as "dirty" and defending Kumbh Mela land rights.
"To contribute towards environmental purification and preservation, we are dispatching 31,000 cloth bags and 16,000 steel plates. Proper rituals and puja archana were performed before sending off the vehicle with the tune of Ram Naam."
Speaking to ANI, Awasthi stated that the Chief Minister has estimated that the number of devotees visiting the Mahakumbh area would almost double what it was in 2019, adding that 25 crore people visited Prayagraj during Kumbh 2019.
Sadhvi Rithambara, founder of Param Shakti Peeth and Vatsalyagram criticised any claims made on the Maha Kumbh 2025 land on Sunday, saying that the place is a place to get 'Dharam' and 'punya' and said that all properties under the Waqf board should be transferred over to the government.
Replying to the claim, VHP's Bansal told ANI, "One is saying that conversions are taking place, while the other is claiming that it (Maha Kumbh) is being organised on Waqf Board land. This Kumbh has been organised since the time Islam did not exist. This exposes the Waqf Board."
With the deployment of thousands of AI-powered CCTVs, underwater drones, and state-of-the-art facilities for visitors and devotees, the state government and administration are ready for the grand mela, scheduled to begin on January 13 in Prayagraj.
Commissioner Gauba told ANI that the police will be using underwater drones to monitor any kind of security intervention and meet disaster management needs.