New Delhi, March 18 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the successful conduct of Mahakumbh in Prayagraj reflected the spirit of rising India. Modi addressed the Lok Sabha on Mahakumbh during the ongoing Parliament budget session.

"I bow to crores of people of the country who contributed to the success of Mahakumbh in Prayagraj," Modi said, adding that Prayagraj Mahakumbh reflected the spirit of rising India.

The Mahakumbh 2025, the recent iteration of the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage festival that marked a full orbital revolution of Jupiter around the Sun, was held from January 13 to February 26, 2025, at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The event was billed as world's largest gathering with more than ...