Amid chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev’, hordes of pilgrims from Gujarat to Karnataka on Wednesday took a holy dip on the Triveni Sangam on Mahashivratri because the 45-day Maha Kumbh attracts to an in depth.
Maha Kumbh started on January 13 (Paush Purnima) and noticed grand processions of Naga Sadhus and three ‘Amrit Snans’. The six-week-long Maha Kumbh Mela occurred after 144 years resulting from a uncommon celestial alignment.
The mega spiritual gathering has drawn a file of over 65 crore pilgrims thus far.
Because the Maha Kumbh 2025 involves an finish, here’s a have a look at notable figures who took the holy dip.
Based on authorities knowledge, by 2 am on Wednesday, February 26, over 11.66 lakh devotees immersed themselves within the Sangam. This quantity surged to 25.64 lakh throughout the subsequent two hours and almost doubled by 6 am, with 41.11 lakh devotees taking a dip.
Being the final auspicious ‘snan’ of the Maha Kumbh, a lot of devotees started to collect on the banks of the Sangam from near midnight. Whereas some camped and waited patiently to take the dip at ‘Brahma Muhurt,’ scores of devotees carried out the showering rituals a lot earlier than the appointed time.
Billed because the world’s largest non secular gathering on earth, the mega spiritual pageant on its final day has attracted pilgrims from all 4 corners of the nation.
