Maha Kumbh Mela 2025

 So, I decided to go to Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 at Prayagraj 

Once in a lifetime experience

The Ghat 

The Chat

Paan is hawt

The Stat 

Although initial estimates were 400 million or 40 crore, this number was breached in about a month. Maybe it might even touch 700 million or 70 crore

Facilities 

It included various things including 

Tents

Medical centers

Fire Engines, Tourist information kiosks, maps, excellent bandobast, local paid ferrying in boat at the Sangam. Government buses to take nearby etc. Of course, because of crores of people, barricades start from kms away. It involves too much walking 

Sandbags to prevent slipping for pilgrims near the river bank

I walked almost 17km on the holy dip day which is about 27,000 steps

Holy dip during sunrise was a once in a lifetime experience 

Return journey: 

Anticipating too much crowd in railway station at Prayagraj, we boarded train in Mirzapur 

Rail Coach restaurant 

The train was highly crowded even in AC compartment 

After a while, the crowd eased , and I started reading a heavy philosophical book 

Eating local food 

We had Pizza in train through Swiggy & irctc tie ups

Sunrise in train as well 

Summary:

The journey was enlightening and adventurous. Key take away was like this. At the holy dip site one may ask for wealth or job or children etc. I merely conveyed my heartfelt Thank you to God !

HAR HAR MAHADEV