The world's largest spiritual gathering has begun, and it’s not just for devotees! The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj is a one-of-a-kind experience that blends ancient traditions with celestial significance.

IMAGE: Wishky Sharma, a member of the Kinnar Akhara congregation for transgender people, looks on outside her tent during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Photographs curated by Anant Salvi/ Rediff.com Feature Presentation: Mahipal Soni/ Rediff.com

Be ready to brave mammoth crowds (more than 40 crore people will be attending the festivities over the next few weeks) and the cold (temperatures dip till 7 degrees), but if you overcome that, the Maha Kumbh is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The Maha Kumbh Mela is a major Hindu festival held every 12 years in Prayagraj, India. It began on January 13, 2025, and will continue until February 26, 2025. This event is expected to attract around 400 million (40 crores) visitors,

Hotel bookings in Prayagraj have increased nearly 10-fold from last year, while flight bookings to the city are up 65%, with tickets costing twice as much as last year on average.

Over the coming 45 days, an estimated 400 million Hindus are expected to come together for Maha Kumbh Mela. The festival is held every 12 years but the "Maha" or grand Kumbh Mela takes place only every 144 years, "marking the 12th Kumbh Mela and a special celestial alignment of the sun, moon and Jupiter", said The Guardian.

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh will be on a unique mix of faith, tradition and human raw and unrefined. This great event is for pilgrims, explorers and hungry souls to fulfill their desires making a really great experience.

As the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 unfolds in Prayagraj, memories of my experience at Ujjain’s Simhasth Kumbh Mela in 2016 resurface. Battling scorching heat, I toured akhadas, met revered spiritual leaders,

Millions of Hindu pilgrims gathered on Tuesday at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Sarasvati rivers to take part in the first holy bath of the Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious gathering.

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