Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Dates, How To Reach Prayagraj By Bus,Train, Personal Vehichle

The Maha Kumbh Mela will be held in Prayagraj in the year 2025 from January to February. Being an important religious, educational, and administrative center of India, Prayagraj is well connected to all the major cities of India via Air, Rail, and Road.

Mahakumbh Mela 2025: Travel By Train

Prayagraj city is well connected to all major Cities in India via the Indian Railways network. There are 8 Railway Stations in and around Prayagraj as listed below:

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Railway Stations
Prayagraj Junction (PYJ)
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Railway Stations 2
Prayagraj Rambagh (PRRB)
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Railway Stations 3
Prayagraj Sangam (PYG)
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Railway Stations 4
Prayag Junction (PRG)
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Railway Stations 5
Naini Junction (NYN)​
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Railway Stations 6
Prayagraj Chheoki (PCOI)​
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Railway Stations 7
Phaphamau Junction (PFM)
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Railway Stations 8
Jhunsi (JI)
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Railway Stations 9
Subedarganj (SFG)
Routes of trains from all destinations and their respective bookings can be made from the IRCTC website.

Mahakumbh Mela: Travel By Flight

Prayagraj Airport is located in Bamrauli at a distance of 13 km from the city. It is well-connected to the various cities across India, ensuring a smooth journey. Prayagraj Airport offers regular flights from major Indian cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, and Hyderabad. Experience the spiritual magnificence and cultural heritage of the Maha Kumbh 2025 with the convenience of air travel, ensuring a memorable and enriching pilgrimage.

Mahakumbh Mela 2025: Travel By Bus

Prayagraj city is well connected to the National and State Highway network for transportation via road. State run buses are available from many major destinations across the country. Routes are available and booking can be made from the UPSRTC (Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation) Many private operators also run private buses on routes from major cities. These routes and schedules can be accessed and bookings can be made on private aggregator websites like OSTS, makemytrip.com, yatra.com, redbus.in.

Mahakumbh Mela 2025: Officials Issue Statements

Speaking to ANI, Additional District Magistrate Vivek Chaturvedi said, "The transport department has arranged around 5000-6000 buses for the convenience of devotees coming to the Mahakumbh Mela on the peak days. 550 electric buses have been arranged for their convenience. We have started the construction of three temporary bus stands."

Meanwhile, Indra Giri Maharaj of Aawahan Akhara, dependent on an oxygen cylinder, reached Prayagraj on Wednesday to attend the Mahakumbh. Indra Giri, who is unable to walk, has come to the Mahakumbh area with his helpers. An oxygen cylinder is always attached to his body, which keeps him alive. The cylinder is there for 24 hours, but he has come here to attend the Mahakumbh.

Speaking to ANI, he said, "It is a tradition made by Jagadguru Shankaracharya and we are following it. Wherever there is a Kumbh Mela, we attend it... My last wish is to attend the Kumbh mela peacefully and go back to our Ashram."
 

Mahakumbh Mela 2025: Dates

Paush Purnima: 13 January 2025
Makar Sankranti: 14 January 2025
Mauni Amavasya: 29 January 2025
Basant Panchami: 03 February 2025
Maghi Purnima: 12 February 2025
Maha Shivaratri: 26 February 2025

Mahakumbh Mela 2025: About

The Maha Kumbh Mela (the festival of the sacred pitcher) is anchored in Hindu mythology. It is the world’s largest public gathering and collective act of faith. This congregation, primarily, includes Ascetics, Saints, Sadhus, Sadhvis, Kalpvasis and Pilgrims from all walks of life.

Kumbh Mela, in Hinduism, is a religious pilgrimage that is celebrated four times over a course of 12 years. The geographical location of Kumbh Mela spans over four locations in India and the Mela site keeps rotating between one of the four pilgrimages on four sacred rivers as listed below:
 

   Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Prayagraj Introduction 1In Haridwar, Uttarakhand, on the banks of Ganges
   Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Prayagraj Introduction 2In Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh on the banks of Shipra
   Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Prayagraj Introduction 3In Nashik, Maharashtra on the banks of Godavari
   Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Prayagraj Introduction 4In Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical invisible Sarasvat


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