On the auspicious occasion of Mahashivaratri, devotees are gathering for a holy bath at Triveni Sangam of Prayagraj. There is a belief for the Mahakumbh Mela to be held every 12 years that it will attain ‘salvation’. Mahakumbh 2025 is going to be completed on Wednesday. This time the festival of Mahashivaratri is especially important because it represents the divine association of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
According to Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva played an important role in the churning of the ocean, which revealed Amrit Kumbh. This is the real presence of Kumbh Mela. This should be a time when Ganga, Yamuna and fictional Saraswati meet together in Sangam, which attracts a large number of devotees and is considered sacred in the Hindu community.
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More than 64 crore people arrived in Mahakumbh
The Uttar Pradesh government said that about 1.33 crore devotees took a bath at Sangam and other ghats on Tuesday alone, and with this, the number of people arriving in Mahakumbh 2025 has increased to more than 64 crores. The state government says that except for the population of India and China in this Mahakumbh, more people have reached Mahakumbh alone than the population of all the countries of the world.
Six special baths in Mahakumbh
Six special baths have been held in this Mahakumbh, and among them Paush Purnima (13 January), Makar Sankranti (14 January), Mouni Amavasya (29 January), Basant Panchami (3 February), Maghi Purnima (12 February) and Mahashivratri ( 26 February, today) includes).
Security in Mahakumbh
In order to manage the crowd at Mahakumbh Nagar and Ghats, the security personnel were instructed to stay on the vigil overnight. A continuous crowd of devotees was seen at the railway stations, roads, and all entry gates of the city. Police, paramilitary forces and disaster management teams have been deployed to maintain law and order. CCTV monitoring has been arranged with surveillance drones and AI-based cameras for real time surveillance of the situation. Medical team and emergency management units are also deployed.
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Transportation system in Mahakumbh
In view of the scale of the event and the huge crowd of people, the authorities have implemented the “no vehicle zone” in the fair area and Prayagraj, besides the Mahakumbh 2025 has implemented strict crowd control methods and logistical support for the facilitating uninterrupted closing of 2025. . Kumbh DIG Vaibhav Krishna said that additional police forces have also been deployed. The DIG said, “We hope that the number of people on Wednesday (1.33 crore) on Wednesday (1.33 crore) will be more.”
The North Eastern Railway (NER) has arranged additional trains to manage a huge crowd of passengers after Mahashivaratri and strictly strictly strictly saved security at major stations. NER CPRO Pankaj Kumar Singh said that 60 trains were operated till 25 February, including special trains run for Karbi trains, ring rail, long distance trains and fair, while 25 special trains are also being run on Mahashivratri. . After Mahashivaratri, mega mike is also being used in the fair for crowd management.