Visited the Mahakumbh 2025: Key takeaways from my experience

2 wheelers are allowed till the farthest places including till the gates of the Akhadas.

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Experience of Mahakumbh Visit on 01-02-2025:-

For ease of understanding, I'll use pointers:-

1. Visited Mahakumbh-2025 on 01st Feb 2025. 3 Adults and one 10YO kid. All under age 42.

2. Route taken was Lucknow-Prayagraj-Lucknow.

3. Left from Lucknow at 6 AM on 1st Feb and returned at 10 PM on the same day.

4. Reached Prayagraj at around 10.30 AM due to frequent diversions arranged by the local administration from Phaphamau.

5. Don't trust GOOGLE MAP ETAs and Routes.

6. Parked the car at Parade Ground parking and walked 4 KMs to the Sangam Nose. You can hire a rickshaw for a part journey on that route. We preferred walking.

7. In 1.5 hours max, I was able to take 'Snan' and change. Sufficient number of changing rooms available in close proximity of of the ghats.

8. Wandered around in Kumbh Akhaada Area after crossing the pontoon bridge from Sangam ghats. There are many pontoon bridges. Some remain open all the time and some are used for VVIPs/Emergency vehicles etc.

9. Visited Nagvasuki Temple which is again on the Sangam ghat side (3.5 KMs from Sangam nose).

10. Hired 2 bike taxis from Nagvasuki Temple to the parking for 800₹.

11. Left from Prayagraj at 5.30 PM.

Tips:-

• 2 wheelers are allowed till the farthest places including till the gates of the Akhadas. Would be better to hire a two wheeler for a whole day, if your pockets allow. Hire it before venturing to the ghats. After ghats it will be very difficult to get hold of one.
• If you want to venture to Akhada area on foot, avoid taking kids with you. We walked around 18-20KMs just to experience the 'Kumbh'.
• Alternatively, you can go to Arail Ghat near Naini and hire a boat for snan right in the middle of the river. Boat service remain suspended if any VVIP or dignitaries visit on the day or on the days of Mahasnan. Same thing happened in our case.
• Avoid 2 days before/after Mahasnan days.
• Stay hydrated, wear a cap and the most important thing is to wear a mask. Lots of dust.
• Police is available at every nook and corner of the site and they generally are very helpful. Whenever confused, don't hesitate in asking them.

The above are what I could observe in a few hours and in a limited area.

'Har Har Mahadev'

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