In Pics | Maha Kumbh draws crores from around the world

At Maha Kumbh 2025, millions of devotees are thronging to take sacred dips at Sangam at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. The present edition of the Kumbh is being held after 12 years, though seers claim the celestial permutations and combinations for the event are taking place after 144 years, making the occasion even more auspicious.

A police personnel sits in front of a cutout of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a stall enroute to the sangam at the MahaKumbh 2025, at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, January 13

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A devotee consults two sadhus at the MahaKumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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Devotees at the MahaKumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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Devotees resting at the Sangam Snan Ghat at the MahaKumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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A devotee praying at the Sangam Snan Ghat at the MahaKumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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A couple with their child on their way to the Sangam at the MahaKumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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A devotee video-calling while offering a prayer near a bridge at the Sangam Snan Ghat at the MahaKumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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A vendor waiting for customers at the MahaKumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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A devotee gets a religious insignia tattooed on her forearm, at the MahaKumbh 2025, at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, January 13

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Devotees seeking the blessings of Naga Sadhu Pramod Giri Maharaj at the Shri Shambhu Panchayati Atal Akhara, MahaKumbh 2025, at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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Naga Sadhu Eashwar Giri Maharaj at the Shri Shambhu Panchayati Atal Akhara, MahaKumbh 2025, at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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A devotee praying at the MahaKumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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Devotees walking on a pontoon bridge from the Sangam at the MahaKumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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Naga babas moving towards the sangam to take a holy dip on the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti at the MahaKumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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Naga babas moving towards the sangam to take a holy dip on the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti at the MahaKumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

Credit: Viju Cherian/DH Photo