Devotes in hundreds seen taking holy dip in drone visuals from Triveni Sangam in Mahakumbh in Prayagraj on Friday.
Despite the cold over 30.29 lakhs of devotes, including 10 lakh ‘kalpwasis’ took a holy dip by 10 am, as per the government of Uttar Pradesh data.
More than 102 crores have taken a dip in Mahakumbh so far. The event has seen unprecedented crowds and yesterday it crossed 10 crore mark.
The state govt had estimated that this Maha Kumbh will see over 45 crore visitors and 10 crore bathers in the first 4 days is a confirmation of that.
Besides this, the morning Aarti, a major attraction of the devotional celebrations along the Ganga ghats, was performed by priests with huge lighted oil lamps, while Ganga was worshipped by offering flowers and diyas.
Visitors from around the world are often left stunned as they see people from different languages, lifestyles and traditions coming together at the Sangam for a holy dip.
Devotees from Russia and Ukraine -- two countries at war for over 3 years -- attended Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj on Thursday and presented a message of spiritual unity. The evening in Prayagraj was divine as devotees in the cold winter gathered to do kirtan and sing ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’.
Talking to media a devotee from Russia said “unity and peace” and that monks of different nationalities are present here.
"I came here from Russia, and my Guru Maa came from Ukraine. Many of my Guru sisters and brothers have come from countries like Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Europe, and the USA. We all came here for the Maha Kumbh to take a bath in the Ganga on this auspicious day. As we know, all deities and divine energies come to bathe in the Ganga waters, so we follow their example," the devotee said.
"This is a great gathering of people in the world. It's the biggest festival ever and we all come in here as Sadhu...whether it's female or male Russian-Ukrainian or Indian we all are here...we all follow Sanatana Dharma," she added.
Yesterday CM Yogi Adityanath took a holy dip in Triveni Sangam along with his cabinet ministers. Mauni Amavasya is on January 29 and preparations are in full swing.
