Following the massive footfall at Mahakumbh 2025, Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria said that ever since man has settled on the earth and the Ganges has started flowing in the country, bathing in it is considered the most sacred.
Bhakti Narasimha Swami, a former Christian turned Sanatan Sanyasi from Johannesburg, shares his spiritual journey at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, expressing his excitement to join millions in the holy dip at Triveni Sangam.
According to the data released, by 6 pm on Thursday, over 3 million people visited the Maha Kumbh and took a holy dip at the Sangam, with more than 1 million Kalpvasis and 2 million additional pilgrims.
According to the data released, by 5 pm on Thursday, over 2.5 million people visited the Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj and took a holy dip at the Sangam, with more than 1 million Kalpvasis and 1.5 million additional pilgrims.
Thousands of devotees took a holy dip at Triveni Sangam, a sacred confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and 'mystical' Saraswati, here on Thursday morning, the fourth day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh.
"This is the 3rd Purna Kumbh I'm attending. 2000, then 2012. Being a 'bharatiya,' how can you avoid Maha Kumbh? It's the greatest event on the planet," said Sadhguru.
Spiritual head of the Rishikesh-based Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Swami Chidanand Saraswati and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, along with other devotees, performed 'hawan' at the Paramarth Niketan Kumbh Mela Camp in Prayagraj on Wednesday.