Countdown begins for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The 2025 Maha Kumbh mela will be held from January 13 (Paush Poornima) to February 26 (Maha Shivratri) at Prayagraj. The Mahakumbh is organised every 12 years. The religious festival is anticipated to see around 400 million pilgrims and visitors from all corners of the globe. Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the Maha Kumbh 2025 as a "mahayagya of unity" which would take the country's cultural and spiritual identity to new heights.
The origins of Kumbh Mela is rooted in the mythology of the Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean), when the gods and demons collaborated to churn the cosmic ocean to obtain Amrit, the nectar of immortality. As they fought over it, four drops of nectar fell at four locations in India:┬аPrayagraj (Allahabad), Haridwar, Ujjain, and┬аNashik.┬а