The Kumbh Mela festival, the largest religious gathering in the world, has begun in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj.

Kumbh Mela 2025, marked by the rare alignment of Jupiter and the Sun in Aquarius, magnifies spiritual growth and inner strength. The event's rituals and sacred river dips are said to cleanse karmic imprints,

While the Kumbh Mela festival is ordinarly held every three years, rotating between several holy cities on the banks of these rivers, the Maha Kumbh Mela occurs only once every 12 years. Maha means “great”, and the event attracts the most devotees because it is considered the most auspicious and holy in the cycle.