For me, Maha Kumbh 2025 was a blessed and blissful experience. I took the holy dip at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday, and here's how it felt. I visited the spot a day after the stampede cost lives of people,

Authorities worked in close coordination with police forces from these districts to regulate the movement of devotees, particularly around the heavily congested tent city and parking areas within 5 kilometers of the mela zone.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed condolences for victims of the Kumbh Mela stampede in Prayagraj. He hopes for the swift recovery of the injured. Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav also mourned the tragedy that occurred when pilgrims crowded the holy site for Mauni Amavasya.