MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Feb. 27 -- As the 45-day-long Mahakumbh concluded, the final bathing ceremony on Mahashivaratri was made special for millions of devotees with a grand showering of rose petals from a helicopter on Wednesday. While pilgrims immersed themselves in the festive joy at Mahakumbh Nagar, chief minister Yogi Adityanath remained actively involved in overseeing the arrangements from the early hours of the auspicious occasion.

Due to his ongoing visit to Gorakhpur, a control room was set up at the Gorakhnath Temple, where Adityanath closely monitored the event from 4 am, watching live feeds of devotees bathing at the Sangam. From there, he issued real-time instructions to senior officials.

Earlier, during Basant Panchami and Magh ...