Mahakumbh 2025-Prayagraj

Kumbh Mela, the festival of the Sacred Pitcher is an important Hindu pilgrimage, celebrated approximately every 6 or 12 years, correlated with the partial or full revolution of Jupiter.The Kumbh Mela's origins are linked to the mythical churning of the ocean (Samudra Manthan), where gods and demons sought the nectar of immortality (Amrit), and the spilling of this nectar at four sacred locations is believed to have given birth to the tradition of Kumbh Mela. The four places where the Kumbh Mela is held in rotation are Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain, and Nashik. The site of each Kumbh Mela was decided by the astrological alignment of Jupiter, the Sun and the Moon.

The 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela was the most recent iteration of the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage festival that marked a full orbital revolution of Jupiter around the Sun. This event marked the completion of a 12-year Kumbh Mela cycle and was officially termed a Maha Kumbh Mela, spanning 45 days. As per astrological calculations, the 2025 edition was unique since the constellation alignment seen was witnessed once in 144 years.

It was scheduled from 13 January to 26 February 2025, at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was the world's largest gathering, and according to data released on 26 February, more than 660 million (66 crores) people had taken a dip in the river.