Drone video from India’s northern city of Prayagraj showed thousands of Hindu devotees at the “Sangam” river confluence to mark Mauni Amawasya, the most auspicious day of the “Kumbh Mela”, or Pitcher Festival.

Prayagraj: Clad in their traditional attire, around 20,000 tribal devotees from four states and a Union Territory have converged at the Sangam City du.

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of water in a clockwise swirl. Others surround him, with some holding the saffron flag of Hinduism,

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav accompanied by Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma took a holy dip together at Triveni Sangam during Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Saturday. CM Yadav and Rajasthan CM Sharma also greeted each other at Triveni Sangam after taking the holy dip together.

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Yogi Adityanath among others also took the holy dip.

Former Union minister and Lok Sabha MP from Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur Anurag Thakur along with his wife took a holy dip in Sangam on Saturday, the UP government said in a statement. In a post on X in Hindi,

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Mohan Yadav took a holy dip in Sangam on Saturday. After bathing in Sangam, Sharma said, “This Maha Kumbh is a symbol of our culture and heritage.

Former Union minister Anurag Thakur highlights the significance of the Mahakumbh festival by taking a holy dip at Sangam, emphasizing unity and cultural heritage, as numerous dignitaries participate in the event.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took holy dips in sacred river waters in the northern city of Prayagraj on Wednesday as he joined millions of people at the Maha Kumbh Mela, a week after dozens died in a stampede at the event.