India, Jan. 30 -- Indigo CEO Pieter Elbers visited the Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj over the weekend, joining millions of people who are at the world's largest religious festival. Mahakumbh 2025 is particularly special because it is occurring after 144 years under a rare and highly auspicious astrological alignment. The last such occurrence was in 1881, making the 2025 Mahakumbh a once-in-a-lifetime event for devotees and saints.

For Pieter Elbers, too, the Mahakumbh was a "once-in-a-lifetime" experience. He spoke about his visit in a LinkedIn post, saying the sheer scale of the gathering is impossible to grasp.

"Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. Once in 144 years...the largest gathering of mankind on planet Earth!" wrote the CEO of low cost airl...