Maha Kumbh 2025 Concludes with Grand Mahashivratri Celebrations at Triveni Sangam:

As the 45-day Maha Kumbh approaches its end, dozens of pilgrims from Kirratka to Gujarat took a bathe at Triveni Sangam with the slogan of ‘Har Har Mahadev’ echoing around them.

The intriguing mega-event commenced on January 13 (Paush Purnima) this year, and featured three ‘Amrit Snans’ along with impressive parades of Naga Sadhus and 'Amrit Snans.' It is scheduled to take place every twelve years, which adds to its appeal.

So far, more than 640 million pilgrims have attended the event, setting a new record.

As the final significant 'snan' of Maha Kumbh drew near, many devotees arrived in anticipation to begin gathering on the Sangam banks. While some devotees chose to set up camp in order to wait for ‘Brahma Muhurt’, others chose to begin bathing rituals far in advance.

On the last of this mega religious festival, that is claimed as the largest spiritual gathering on Earth, the holy dip was welcoming to devotees on all sides of the country.

“We came on a bus last night from Gujarat and immediately took the holy dip,” says Rajvir Singh Jhala, a 20-year-old BBA student on the festival. "My family and I, including my mother, joined in too."

“Lord Shiva for me is ‘Shunyata' which appoints for nothing and goodness inside. So, one needs to feel that he is she is nothing against him. Outside dirt will not allow Sangam to wash any sins over him,” observed Jhala in his statements to PTI after the ‘snan’.

In order to maintain control in the flood of devotees rushing to the mela area, ghat security made sure not to allow any congregation at a specific place for too long and kept a watchful gaze as the devotees performed their holy dip at the several ghats bordering the confluence site.

A very large number of devotees including those from the southern parts of Karnataka as well as from the Northern region of Bihar and West Bengal along with other states like Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh also came.

On the last day of Maha Kumbh, some of the pilgrims even traveled from Nepal and took a holy dip in the river on Maharashivratri.

“I am very happy I could take a holy dip in the blessed amrit kunda on the auspicious Mahashivratri," said Pinki Devi from Kolkata. She was one of the participants who performed the bathing rituals at around 3:30 A.M.

At the Mela some people chanted like, ‘Har Har Mahadev,’ or, ‘Jai Mahakal’ to showcase the boiling religious emotions and add more to the already lively scene.

The festival celebration of Mahashivratri is commemorated as the union of Parvati and Shiva, and has a special relevance during the Kumbh Mela.

Shiva is believed to be the one responsible for the emergence of both Amrit Kumbh and Kumbh Mela during the ocean’s churning known as Samudra Manthan in Hindu mythology.

Hindus regard this day as holy and is marked by the gathering of countless devotees at the Sangam, the meeting point of the three rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and the fabled Saraswati.

On Tuesday, an estimated 1.33 crore devotees were reported to have taken a holy dip at the Sangam and other ghats within the mela precincts, pushing the total attendance for the Maha Kumbh 2025 to over 64 crore.” The Government of Uttar Pradesh said this.

As per the report, the total visitors to the fair surpass the entire population of all other countries, except for India and China, both with population estimated to be over billion.

The Maha Kumbh has recorded these dates for special baths so far: Himachal Pradesh Purn Punjabi on January 13, January Makar Sankranti on 14, Mauni Amavasya on 29, February Panchami on the 3rd, Maghi Purnima on the 12th, Mahashivratri 26th.

In addition to enforcing more crowd control measures and logistical support to aid in the smoothly ending of Maha Kumbh 2025, authorities have also implemented a “no vehicle zone” in the mela region and the entire prayagraj area due to the magnitude of the event alongside the overwhelming number of participants.

DIG (Kumbh) Vaibhav Krishna stated that expansive police deployment has been made in the Mela area while he oversees the work being done on the ground.

"We are ready to deal with in particular two scenarios, one being the surge of devotees at the different ghats starting from the Sangam and the other, crowd control at the five principal shivalayas in the mela area where devotees will perform the great offering of sacred waters to Lord Shiva," Krishna told PTI on Tuesday.

He added that no one will receive “VIP treatment” on Wednesday and the entire Mela area has, “No vehicles zone” enforced and made effective since Tuesday evening.

"The DIG added,”given the expected rise on Wednesday, I would consider footfall on Wednesday to be more than what it was on Tuesday,”1.33 crore'.”