Maha Kumbh 2025 concludes at Prayagraj on Mahashivratri (26 February) with over 66 crore devotees
Maha Kumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, ended on 26 February 2025 with the Mahashivratri holy dip; the government put total footfall over 45 days at more than 66 crore.
Summary
The Maha Kumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, which began on 13 January (Paush Purnima), concluded on 26 February 2025 with the holy dip of Mahashivratri, the sixth and last bathing festival of the mela. According to the Government of India, the expected turnout of 45 crore devotees in 45 days was exceeded within a month, and the total crossed 66 crore by the concluding day; Uttar Pradesh officials said over 1.53 crore pilgrims bathed at the Triveni Sangam on the final day alone. The Kumbh Mela rotates between four places, each on a holy river: Haridwar (Ganga), Ujjain (Shipra), Nashik (Godavari) and Prayagraj (confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati). UNESCO inscribed the Kumbh Mela on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2017.
Key facts
- Concluded
- 26 February 2025, Mahashivratri
- Place
- Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
- Duration
- 13 January-26 February 2025 (45 days)
- Total footfall
- More than 66 crore (expected: 45 crore)
- Final day
- Over 1.53 crore pilgrims (UP officials)
- Kumbh venues
- Haridwar, Ujjain, Nashik, Prayagraj
- UNESCO
- Intangible Cultural Heritage list, 2017
Practice MCQs 5 questions
Maha Kumbh 2025 at Prayagraj concluded on 26 February 2025 with the holy dip of which festival?
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Correct answer: A — Mahashivratri
The Maha Kumbh 2025 ended on 26 February 2025 with the Mahashivratri snan at the Triveni Sangam.
According to the Government of India, the total footfall at Maha Kumbh 2025 by its concluding day was:
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Correct answer: C — More than 66 crore
The government said the expected turnout of 45 crore in 45 days was exceeded within a month, reaching more than 66 crore by the concluding day.
The Mahashivratri snan of 26 February 2025 was which bathing festival of Maha Kumbh 2025, counting from the first?
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Correct answer: B — 6th
The Mahashivratri dip was the sixth and last bathing festival of the 45-day Maha Kumbh.
The Kumbh Mela rotates between four places in India. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
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Correct answer: D — Varanasi
The Kumbh Mela rotates between Haridwar, Ujjain, Nashik and Prayagraj; Varanasi is not a Kumbh venue.
Consider the following statements about the Kumbh Mela: 1. UNESCO inscribed it on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2017. 2. At Ujjain, the Kumbh Mela is held on the banks of the Godavari. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
UNESCO inscribed the Kumbh Mela on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2017, so the first statement is correct. Ujjain's Kumbh is on the Shipra; the Godavari is the river at Nashik, so the second is wrong.