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More than 1.3 crore devotees took a beatified dip successful the Ganga and astatine the Sangam by 8 a.m. connected Sunday (January 18, 2026) connected the juncture of Mauni Amavasya, the main bathing festival of the ongoing Magh Mela here, officials said.
A elder mela medication authoritative said devotees began arriving astatine the Ganga and Sangam ghats from midnight, braving dense fog, and continued to watercourse successful from each directions done the aboriginal greeting hours.
Earlier, astir 1.03 crore devotees had taken a dip connected the juncture of Makar Sankranti, portion astir 85 lakh radical bathed successful the Ganga and Sangam connected Ekadashi.
In Frames: Prayerful successful Prayagraj
Sacred spot: Devotees instrumentality a dip astatine the Triveni Sangam
Seeking salvation: Women offering prayers astatine the Magh Mela.
Sheltering devotees: Tents acceptable up for pilgrims visiting the ongoing Magh mela 2026, successful Prayagaraj
Chanelling the faithful: Devotees atop a pontoon span astatine the mela connected their mode to instrumentality the beatified dip up of the Mauni Amavasya festival.
On duty: Members of Uttar Pradesh’s anti-terror squad support an oculus connected the ongoing festivities astatine the Sangam.
Inclusive faith: A kinnar saint astatine the spiritual gathering blesses a child.
High vigil: Police and Railway unit show crowds circular the timepiece astatine the Integrated Command and Control Centre.
Religious rites: Two Hindu saints, immersed successful prayer, execute evening rituals arsenic dusk settles in.
A large draw: An aerial presumption of the swarm of pilgrims gathered astatine the Triveni Sangam.
Ceremonial tribute: Priests execute Ganga aarti astatine the Dashashwamedh Ghat up of Mauni Amavasya during the Magh Mela.
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Divisional Commissioner Saumya Agrawal said reflective tapes person been installed connected poles crossed the mela country to assistance pilgrims navigate correctly, portion civilian defence volunteers person been deployed to usher devotees.
She said the Magh Mela has been dispersed crossed 800 hectares and divided into 7 sectors. More than 25,000 toilets person been installed successful the mela area, and implicit 3,500 sanitation workers are deployed to support cleanliness.
Ms. Agrawal added that a structure metropolis has been acceptable up for tourists and pilgrims wishing to observe short-term Kalpvas (purification rituals), with facilities for meditation and yoga. To guarantee creaseless movement, services specified arsenic motorcycle taxis and play carts person besides been provided.
Superintendent of Police (Magh Mela) Neeraj Pandey said implicit 10,000 constabulary unit person been deployed crossed the mela country to guarantee information and creaseless question of devotees. For assemblage absorption and postulation regulation, 42 impermanent parking zones person been created this year, with a capableness to accommodate implicit 1 lakh vehicles.
He said a full of 12,100 feet-long bathing ghats person been constructed for the Magh Mela 2025-26, equipped with each indispensable basal facilities.
