PRAYAGRAJ, June 6 -- The historical building from the British rule era, Mayo Hall Sports Complex, has joined the list of monuments and buildings that have been decorated with facade lighting-an effort to boost the tourism potential of the city-after Prayagraj witnessed an unprecedented 66 crore visitor footfall from across the world during the recently concluded Mahakumbh 2025.

According to regional tourism officer Aparajita Singh, the facade lighting for the sports complex-one of the oldest in the country built by the British-was planned for the financial year 2024-25. However, owing to excessive work and crowd pressure during Mahakumbh 2025, the same could not be completed in the last financial year, she added.

As per Singh, the touri...