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Maha Kumbh has begun. After 144 years, Maha Kumbh has started on Paush Purnima. This time 40 crore devotees are expected to come to Maha Kumbh. Kumbh Mela is spread over 25 sectors and 26 thousand crore rupees are being spent on it. Strict security arrangements have also been made in
Maha Kumbh 2025: On Paush Purnima 13 January, the wait of 144 years ended and Maha Kumbh began. On Tuesday, the very next day of the beginning of Maha Kumbh on Monday, there was a unique coincidence of Amrit Snan festival on Makar Sankranti.
The state government expects that about 40 crore devotees and tourists from the country and abroad will come to the Maha Kumbh. Religious leaders believe that by taking a dip in the holy waters of Sangam on the bathing festivals and donating as much as possible, the desired results will be achieved.
The end of the royal symbol of slavery
Makar Sankranti bathing festival wrote a new story in the field of Sanatan Dharma. The centuries-old symbol of slavery, the word Shahi, was transformed into Amrit Snan. Saints of Akharas took Amrit Snan for the first time. The word Shahi was used during the Mughal period. The rulers of that era had made all possible attempts to destroy the tradition of Sanatan Dharma. Urdu and Persian words were added to its tradition. Before Maha Kumbh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced Amrit Snan in place of the word Shahi.
Bathing festival of Maha Kumbh
- Paush Purnima – 13 January
- Makar Sankranti – 14 January
- Mauni Amavasya – 29 January
- Vasant Panchami – 03 February
- Maghi Purnima – February 12
- Mahashivratri – 26 February
The fair area is spread over 4000 hectares
- 07 thousand crore rupees are being spent in the Maha Kumbh Mela area
- 26 thousand crores spent on roads, bridges, electricity and water in the district and city
- 40 crore devotees are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh in 2025
- Maha Kumbh Mela has been set up in an area of about 4 thousand hectares
- The entire fair area is in 25 sectors, 30 pontoon bridges have been constructed
3 thousand special trains
- 08 thousand buses and three thousand special trains will be run this time
- 01 lakh jawans of police, PAC and paramilitary are deployed for security
- 20 temporary police stations, 68 police posts, 82 fire stations have also been built
- 112 parking spaces with a capacity of 07 lakh vehicles
- Maha Kumbh Mela monitored with 2750 CCTV cameras, two command centers
- So far around 14 thousand Home Guard jawans have been deployed in Maha Kumbh Nagar
During Maha Kumbh, bathing will take place on ghats spread over 12 km
12 kilometers of ghats have been prepared for bathers in Maha Kumbh. A total of 44 bathing ghats have been developed. Brass, straw and sand bags have been placed on these ghats. Special arrangements for changing rooms have been made on every ghat. Apart from this, 25 thousand beds have been arranged in all the night shelters in the fair area.
Helplines and notifications
- Helpline ADG Zone Bhanu Bhaskar -9454400139
- IG Range Prem Gautam – 9454400195
- Police Commissioner Tarun Gaba- 9454400248
- DIG Maha Kumbh Vaibhav Krishna -9454400681
- SSP Mahakumbh Rajesh Dwivedi-9454400626
- ASP Traffic Anshuman Mishra- 9454400668
- Emergency number – 112
- Fair Administration Fair Officer Vijay Kiran Anand – 9454410586
- Officer on Special Duty Akanksha Rana – 9454425115
- Additional Fair Officer Dayanand Prasad – 9454425135
- Additional Director Medical Dr. Rakesh Sharma – 9415016591
- Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anshu Pandey-9454455138
- Railway Toll Free Number- 18004199139
- RPF Help Line- 139
Airlines
- Prayagraj to Delhi – 3.10 pm
- Prayagraj to Mumbai – 1.30 pm
- Prayagraj to Bengaluru – 1.20 pm
- Prayagraj to Hyderabad – 1.15 pm
- Prayagraj to Indore at 7:40 pm
- Prayagraj to Delhi at 7:35 pm
- Prayagraj to Jaipur at 6:45 pm
- Prayagraj to Bhubaneswar at 7.30 pm
- Prayagraj to Guwahati at 9:15 pm
- Prayagraj to Kolkata at 10:05 pm
- Prayagraj to Delhi at 12.50 pm
- Prayagraj to Jaipur at 9.30 am
Major trains from Prayagraj Junction
- Prayagraj Express for Delhi and Kanpur – 10.15 pm
- Humsafar Express – 10.30 pm
- Vande Bharat – 7.46 in the morning
- Vande Bharat – 4.30 pm
- Brahmaputra Mail – 7:00 PM
- Netaji Express – 10.35 am
- Poorva Express – 9.40 pm
- Shivganga Express – 12.30 pm
- Purushottam Express – 7.20 pm
- North East Express – 12.25 pm
- Mahananda Express – 9.20 am
- Kalindi Express – 3.50 pm
- Magadh Express – 1.15 pm
- Seemanchal Express – 11.40 am
Railways operated 91 special trains for the first time
During Maha Kumbh, the railway operated 91 special trains on Makar Sankranti. For the first time, so many special trains were operated during Maha Kumbh. Special trains were operated from seven railway stations of the city. Apart from this, NCR operated 200 trains, Northern Railway operated 30 and Northeast Railway operated 50 daily trains to ease the movement of passengers. 32 special trains ran from Prayagraj Junction.
