The Namami Gange Pavilion at Mahakumbh-2025 is drawing significant attention from visitors. Established under the Namami Gange Mission, the pavilion is dedicated to raising awareness about the conservation and cleanliness of the Ganga River.
Marking the first Snan Parv (bathing festival) of Mahakumbh 2025, the event drew pilgrims from across the country.
As the Maha Kumbh 2025 commenced on Monday, the holy city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh saw an influx of foreign tourists eager to witness the spiritual grandeur of this revered Hindu festival.
As Maha Kumbh nears its commencement date, the religious festivities can be witnessed in the region and across the Sangam (confluence of Ganga and Yamuna).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday termed the upcoming Maha Kumbh as the "Maha Kumbh of unity" and urged people to participate in the mega event with a resolve to remove the feeling of division and hatred in the society.
The 48th meeting of Executive Committee of the National Mission for Clean Ganga approved eight projects worth around Rs 638 crore on Tuesday.
Although five students were washed away, two were pulled out safely while three have not been traced.
A large number of devotees thronged the Prayag Ghat in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi and took a holy dip in the river Ganga on Sunday morning on the occasion of Magh Purnima, the full moon night in the Magha month of the Hindu calendar.
The authorities have deployed police and para military forces to ensure peace and normalcy in the festival of Magh Mela.
Makar Sankranti is a festival in the Hindu calendar, in which devotees make offerings to the deity Surya.
