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Kumbh Mela organizers also told CNN that an “exhaustive survey” of all 81 drains that release water in the rivers was carried out ahead of the festival.

Ash-smeared Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men arrive to take a dip in Sangam to mark the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. R.Satish Babu/AFP/Getty Images.

The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela, running from 13 January to 26 February, is expected to draw around 400 million pilgrims, making it one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. open image in gallery ...

While the Kumbh Mela festival is held every three years, rotating between several holy cities on the banks of these rivers, the Maha Kumbh Mela occurs only once every 12 years.

Kumbh Mela organizers also told CNN that an “exhaustive survey” of all 81 drains that release water in the rivers was carried out ahead of the festival.

Ash-smeared Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men arrive to take a dip in Sangam to mark the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj on January 14, 2025. R.Satish Babu/AFP/Getty Images.