More than 5.1 million pilgrims and 200 thousand Kalpavasis visit Maha Kumbh

Feb 14, 2025

PRAYAGRAJ: More than 5.1 million pilgrims and over 200 thousand Kalpavasis visited the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela on Friday noon being held in Prayagraj, as per official data.

The official data further mention that nearly 5.3 million people took a dip in the sacred Triveni Sangam on Friday until 12 p.m. (the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati).

More than 491.4 million devotees have taken a dip in the Triveni Sangam, as per data released on February 13.

Meanwhile, more than 400 thousand people travelled through 140 trains on February 14, as per official data released.

Earlier today, sanitation workers cleaned the ghats of the sacred Triveni Sangam on Friday.

Visuals from Ram Ghat showed the workers cleaning the rivers with the help of nets.

OSD Kumbh Akansha Rana said that 300 workers who were cleaning the rivers at various locations were creating a Guinness world record.

She further stated that the message of the cleanliness drive was to ensure the cleanliness of the rivers and water bodies.

A huge crowd of devotees thronged the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj on Friday to take a holy dip at the sacred Triveni Sangam.