PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 18 -- Mahakumbh-2025, organised on a never-before scale in Prayagraj and already having attracted over 54 crore pilgrims, will serve as an inspiration for the next Kumbh Mela of the country to be held in 2027 at Nashik's Trimbakeshwar.

A team of senior officials from Nashik including divisional commissioner Pravin Gedam, special IG police (Nashik Range) Dattatraya Karale and Nashik district magistrate Jalaj Sharma besides Municipal Commissioner Manisha Khatri, CEO of Nashik Metropolitan Region Development Authority Manik Gursal, reached Prayagraj late on Monday night.

This 20-member team will look at the various arrangements made during Mahakumbh-2025 and learn from it and prepare for the Kumbh to be held in 2027. Mahara...