India, Feb. 9 -- More than 1.57 crore devotees took the holy dip at various ghats in Mahakumbh on Sunday as a heavy rush of devotees continued to pour into the Mela area all through the day.

Devotee influx hampered traffic movement in different parts of Prayagraj as well as roads leading inside the district. Vehicles queued up for several kilometers on the outskirts of Prayagraj while bathing ghats remained full all through the day.

As per official records, till 2pm on Sunday, 99.45 lakh devotees had bathed in the Ganga while the count continued to swell with each passing hour reaching over 1.23 crore by 4pm.

Vehicles of devotees arriving from all parts of UP and from other states were made to park in parking slots made on the outskirt...