Akhada bathing schedule changed; first bath at 5 am instead of 6:15 am

In light of the unprecedented crowd of pilgrims expected on Mauni Amavasya in Prayagraj, the mela administration has advanced the bathing time of the Akhadas by an hour to 4:00 am for the second Amrit Snan, the biggest bathing festival of the 45-day Mahakumbh-2025, scheduled for Wednesday.

- K Sandeep Kumar

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR:

On Makar Sankranti, the second bathing festival and the first Amrit Snan of the fair, the bathing by the Sadhus of the Akhadas had started at 6:15 am, allowing a large number of devotees to come to the Sangam ghat, creating complications.

As a result, this time the Prayagraj Mela Authority has amended the bathing time of the monastic orders, making it an hour earlier so that the sadhus of the Akhadas take bath first and smoothly, even as the crowd remains under control in the initial hours, informed DM of Kumbh Nagar (Mela Adhikari) Vijay Kiran Anand.