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Prayagraj boatman's family makes ₹30 cr during 45-day Maha Kumbh
The New Indian Express Nagapattinam
|March 06, 2025
THE recently concluded Maha Kumbh, which hosted over 66 crore devotees, transformed the life of scores from auto drivers to food vendors to boatmen forever.
Among many such stories, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath shared a story of a boatman family from Prayagraj.
Pintu Mahara, a boatman from the Arail area of Prayagraj, earned Rs 30 crore during Mahakumbh while ferrying VVIPs, and general devotees to bathing ghats facilitating their holy dip. He has 130 boats among his family members.
This story is from the March 06, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Nagapattinam.
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