Hyderabad, Feb. 10 -- Thousands of devotees have been stranded for hours in massive traffic congestion reported extending for nearly 300 kilometers on the routes to the Maha Kumbh Mela, forcing many to remain in their vehicles, some even hundreds of kilometres away from the fair site on Monday, February 10.

MP stops vehicles travelling to Maha Kumbh

A day earlier, heavy traffic heading toward Prayagraj had already led to police stopping hundreds of vehicles in different areas of Madhya Pradesh to prevent overcrowding.

The situation prompted the state police to halt traffic across multiple districts, leaving travellers stuck for long hours on highways.

Meanwhile, chief minister Mohan Yadav on Monday urged devotees not to move towards P...