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Today on Sunday (January 18, 2026) there has been an unprecedented influx of devotees on Mauni Amavasya, the third and biggest bathing festival of Magh Mela in Prayagraj. The process of taking a dip of faith at Sangam and other bathing ghats continues since Brahma Muhurta. According to religious belief, keeping silence and bathing and donating on Mauni Amavasya has special significance. Till now lakhs of devotees have taken the holy bath, whereas a day before Mauni Amavasya, about 1.5 crore people had taken the bath.

The fair administration has made extensive arrangements for the bathing festival. A three and a half kilometer long bathing ghat has been prepared. The administration estimates that more than three crore devotees can reach Sangam on the day of Mauni Amavasya. As part of security arrangements, water police, NDRF, SDRF, flood company PAC and divers have been deployed at the bathing ghats. Police, PAC, RAF, BDS, UP ATS commandos and intelligence agencies are active in the fair. According to the Police Commissioner, every nook and corner is being monitored and constant monitoring is being done through CCTV and drone cameras. Strict vigil is also being maintained on suspicious persons and objects.

Uttar Pradesh’s ADG Law and Order Amitabh Yash took stock of the security arrangements when a large number of devotees came for the holy bath at Sangam Ghat on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya. Magh Mela officer Rishi Raj said, “Ghats have been made in all the 7 sectors over a distance of about 3.5 km for the bathing of Mauni Amavasya. There is an appeal to all the devotees to reach the nearest ghat and take bath there and take the benefit of the dip. Along with this, all the facilities have been provided. Water police, RAF, police, all these are deployed at the spot so that the devotees do not face any kind of inconvenience. As the crowd keeps coming, we will keep taking action accordingly.”

Cameras and drones with AI are being used to keep an eye on the crowd

Prayagraj’s Additional Police Commissioner Ajay Pal Sharma said, “A large number of devotees are present at the ghats to take a holy bath on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya. Tight security arrangements have been made. Cameras and drones with AI are also being used to keep an eye on the crowd.” Prayagraj Police Commissioner Jogendra Kumar said, “The bath of Mauni Amavasya is going on well. A large number of people are coming for the bath. Complete security arrangements have also been made on this occasion.”

Prayagraj DM Manish Kumar Verma said, “Mauni Amavasya bath has started. Everyone has started taking bath from 12 o’clock itself. There is a lot of enthusiasm among the people and a large number of people are coming. A large number of people have taken bath, yesterday 1.5 crore people have taken bath and a large number of people are coming to take bath today.” Prayagraj Division Divisional Commissioner Soumya Aggarwal said, “Five lakh devotees have taken the holy bath so far on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya. We have installed reflective tapes on the pillars to show the devotees the right path, and Civil Defense volunteers are also guiding them.”

Prayagraj Magh Mela: As soon as Magh Mela starts in Prayagraj, a huge crowd of devotees has started moving towards the city. Today, January 3, is the first day of the fair and lakhs of devotees from different parts of the country are arriving for the Sangam bath. In view of the movement of such a large number of passengers, Railways has taken a big step in time.

To avoid chaos at the station and to provide relief to the passengers, Railways has made changes in its arrangements. Now, to handle the crowd better, temporary stoppage of some trains has been decided at two major railway stations of Prayagraj. Its purpose is to ease the travel of devotees, reduce the pressure of crowd and make the journey during Magh Mela more safe and easy.

Trains will stop at these two stations

In view of the crowd of devotees in Magh Mela 2026, Railways has taken a big step in time. Temporary stoppage of 6 pairs of trains has been given at Rambagh and Jhusi stations of Prayagraj. Its purpose is to provide more convenience to the passengers and make crowd management easier. Now devotees will be able to easily catch the train during their journey without any hassle. This arrangement of railways will help in making the fair travel safe and simple. So that lakhs of devotees can visit the Sangam comfortably.

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Temporary stoppage of these trains

Keeping in view the convenience of passengers and crowd management during Magh Mela, Railways has fixed temporary stoppage of many trains at Jhusi and Prayagraj Rambagh stations.

• 11062 Jaynagar-Lokmanya Tilak Pawan Express running from Jaynagar will be temporarily stopped at Jhusi and Rambagh stations. At the same time, 11061 Lokmanya Tilak-Jayanagar Pawan Express running from Lokmanya Tilak will also stop at these two stations.
• Sitamarhi-Anand Vihar 14005 and its reverse 14006 Lichchhavi Express will also be stopped at Jhusi and Rambagh stations.
• Both Jaynagar-New Delhi 12561 and New Delhi-Jayanagar 12562 Swatantrata Senani Express will also be stopped.
• Darbhanga-Pune 11034 and Pune-Darbhanga 11033 Express will also be temporarily stopped at these stations.
• Raxaul-Lokmanya Tilak 15267 and Lokmanya Tilak-Raxaul 15268 Antyodaya Express will be stopped at Jhusi and Rambagh.
• Darbhanga-Ahmedabad 15559 and Ahmedabad-Darbhanga 15560 Antyodaya Express will also be temporarily stopped at these stations.

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