New Delhi, Jan. 4 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said the next Kumbh Mela would be held in Haridwar next year, as extensive preparations are underway.

He further expressed hope of organising a "historic" Kumbh Mela next year.

"The Kumbh Mela will be held in Haridwar next year, and extensive preparations are underway for it. We are building the necessary infrastructure... This will be a historic Kumbh Mela," CM Dhami told reporters.

Earlier, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Saturday that during the 2027 Kumbh Mela, to be held in Haridwar, elaborate arrangements will be made for the ceremonial bathing and grand procession of Uttarakhand's Devdolis, folk deities, and their symbolic idols....