Maha Kumbh 2025: Govt offices given holiday as crowd swells in Prayagraj for 'Amrit Snan'

By our Special Correspondent

The Maha Kumbh Mela is witnessing another ‘Amrit Snan’ on Monday on the occasion of Vasant Panchami, the first holy bathing ritual after the deadly stampede on the last key bathing day that killed at least 30 people. Tighter arrangements and protocol are in place to ensure an ‘incident-free’ ‘Amrit Snan’, with mela authorities and akharas deciding on a sequence in which the spiritual sects will take dip at the Sangam Nose, where the fatal crowd crush had happened last week.