The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 has begun, attracting millions of pilgrims to the Sangam, where the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers converge. Celebrated every 12 years, this spiritual gathering highlights the revered Shahi Snan rituals,

Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Monday, a Hindu sacred event that will be the world's largest gathering of humanity as it showcases religion, spirituality, tourism and crowd management.

Held every 12 years, 2025's Maha Kumbh mela has seen the construction of 400km of temporary roads, a 10,000-acre pop-up tent city, 150,000 toilets, three hospitals and more.

This year, the Maha Kumbh, or Poorna Kumbh, is being held in Prayagraj. Celebrated every 12 years, it is one of the world's largest religious events

The Maha Kumbh Mela, or the Great Pitcher Festival, will bring more than 400 million people to Prayagraj city in northern India over a period of six weeks starting Monday, making it the largest gathering of humanity in the world.

While the Kumbh Mela festival is ordinarly held every three years, rotating between several holy cities on the banks of these rivers, the Maha Kumbh Mela occurs only once every 12 years. Maha means “great”, and the event attracts the most devotees because it is considered the most auspicious and holy in the cycle.

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, the world's largest spiritual gathering, commenced on the Paush Purnima in Prayagraj, attracting millions of devotees from across the globe. Enthused participants expressed a sense of reverence and spirituality as they undertook the significant ritual of the holy dip at Triveni Sangam.