Magh Mela 2026 Guide: Magh Mela 2026 has started on a grand scale in Prayagraj. It is going to be a very spiritual month filled with devotion, faith, rituals and serene riverside experiences. From the holy bath at Triveni Sangam to the captivating evening aarti, in today’s article we are going to give you complete information about the travel guide.

What is Magh Mela and why is it important?

Magh Mela is not just a bathing event, but also a month-long spiritual practice. Magh Mela takes place every year in January-February, which is considered a very auspicious time according to the Hindu calendar. It is said in the scriptures that the benefits of taking a bath in Magh at Triveni Sangam is more than the total benefits of many pilgrimages.

Lakhs of devotees perform Kalpavas. Stay near Sangam for the whole month and adopt a disciplined and spiritual life. This is the reason why Magh Mela is quite personal for the devotees and not ostentatious.

Magh Mela 2026 Guide

When is Magh Mela? January-February 2026
Where- Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj – Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and invisible Saraswati.
Every year a temporary city is built on the banks of the river, which is divided into sectors and zones. Despite this city being temporary, internal roads, lights, sanitation, drinking water, police posts, medical camps and aid centers are built.

Triveni Sangam is about 12 kilometers away from Prayagraj Airport. Apart from this, it can be easily reached from Varanasi, Lucknow, Kanpur and Delhi through road or rail transport. Arrive a day early to avoid last minute rush on big bathing days.

Important dates of Magh Mela 2026

• 3 January 2026 Paush Purnima Start of Kalpvas, less crowd and ideal for first time visitors.
• 18 January 2026 Mauni Amavasya is the most sacred day and the crowd of people is also high, there is a deep atmosphere of spirituality.
• 23 January 2026 Vasant Panchami Panchami day is very auspicious for taking bath.
• 1 February 2026 Maghi Purnima Last big bath, the day when people take maximum bath in Triveni Sangam.

Tip- If you like more crowded devotions, then Vasant Panchami can prove to be the best day.

What to do after holy bath?

• Magh Mela lasts the whole day. So after the holy bath you can go to the Akhara camp, where the sadhus perform daily rituals.
• Listening to spiritual discourses based on Vedas, Puranas and Geeta.
• Participating in the regular bhajans and kirtans held in the camps.
• You can enjoy the evening Ganga Aarti and lamps floating on the river.
• Pilgrims can get a chance to serve in free service kitchens and charity camps.

Preparations before going to Magh Mela 2026?

• January mornings in Prayagraj are cold and dry. Therefore, do not forget to carry warm clothes.
• comfortable walking shoes
• Small backpack and less luggage
• ID proof and emergency contact slip
• Basic medicines and reusable water bottles

Magh Mela vs Kumbh Mela

One main difference is that Naga Sadhus usually come in large numbers during the Maha Kumbh, but their presence may not be as prominent in the Magh Mela.

Ashutosh Pandey, who led the protest of candidates against the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission in Prayagraj, deteriorated late in the night, after which he has been admitted to the hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, in view of the students’ protest, a large number of police forces have been deployed in front of UPPSC.

The competitive students have also announced to protest at Gate No. 2 of UP Public Service Commission on Monday. A poster of the movement was also released by the joint competitive student Hunkar Manch. It was supposed to start at 11 am but till now not many students have gathered in front of UPPSC.

Today the demonstration will be held under the leadership of Pankaj Pandey

Today there will be a movement under the leadership of Pankaj Pandey, convenor of Joint Competitive Student Hunkar Manch. Pankaj Pandey has said that the movement will be carried out in a peaceful manner. He has said that if there is politics or violence regarding the movement then he will postpone the movement. Students say that the examinations of some students are going on. With the completion of the examinations the number of students here will increase.

Competitive students made these demands

The contestants are demanding transparency in the recruitment examinations of the Students Commission. These students are angry over the issues related to the competitive PCS 2024 preliminary and RO and ARO 2023 preliminary examinations. It is alleged that despite the final result being declared by the Commission, the revised answer key has not been released.

The cut off of all sections and marks of the candidates are not being made public. There is a demand to declare candidates successful in the pre-examination up to 15 times in different recruitments. The competitive students are demanding that the marks of the candidates be made public.

Large number of police forces deployed

On the other hand, in view of the announcement of the students, the police administration is also on full alert mode. A large number of police forces have been deployed on the spot. Along with the police, RAF soldiers have also been deployed in front of the commission. The entire area is being monitored through drone cameras.

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Prayagraj court has given a big blow to Ali Ahmed, son of mafia Atiq Ahmed. The Sessions Court has rejected the bail plea of ​​Ali Ahmed, lodged in Jhansi jail. There are serious allegations against Ali Ahmed of demanding extortion money worth crores of rupees from the builder and pressurizing him to get the land in his name.

This case is of 26 April 2023, when property dealer Mohammad Muslim, resident of Chakia, had lodged an FIR at Khuldabad police station in Prayagraj. Six people including Atiq Ahmed’s elder son Omar Ahmed and younger son Ali Ahmed were named in the FIR. The allegation was that these people demanded Rs 5 crore from the builder and pressurized him to get the land in their name.

Allegation of pressurizing land deed

According to the FIR, several people, including Atiq’s son Umar, Ali, Asad Kalia, Ehtesham and Karim, had forcibly taken the builder Muslim in a car at Chakia intersection of Khuldabad police station area and took Atiq Ahmed to his office in Chakia. There he was locked in a room, beaten up and pressured to deed the land of Devghat located in Dhumanganj in the name of Umar and Ali. Somehow he was able to save his life by running away from the spot.

It was told that after a few days, out of fear, the builder had given Rs 1 crore twenty lakh to Atiq’s henchman Asad Kalia. Not only this, builder Mohammad Muslim had alleged that he was beaten up for not giving him the land. However, according to the information, Mohammad Muslim himself is a history-sheeter of Khuldabad police station and about 16 criminal cases are registered against him.

Let us tell you that Atiq Ahmed’s son Ali Ahmed is currently lodged in Jhansi jail of UP. Some time ago, he was shifted to this jail from Naini jail of Prayagraj. While being shifted to Jhansi jail, Ali Ahmed had appealed to CM Yogi not to harass him further.

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A video of Aban Ahmed, the youngest son of mafia Atik Ahmed in Prayagraj, is becoming increasingly viral on social media. This video is being told of 17 September 2025 when Aban can be seen going towards the gate of Naini Central Jail.

According to sources, Aban had reached Naini jail to meet his elder brother Ali Ahmed. After this, Ali was transferred from Naini Jail to Jhansi Jail on 1 October 2025. During this time, Aban is seen moving towards the gel gate covering his face with a white limb.

Aban showed hiding face from white limb

Aban was wearing shirts, jeans and sports shoes. After two years, there was a lot of change in his gesture and face, now he is looking more heavy and a light beard is also kept. It is being told that he continued to cover his face to avoid the eyes of the people. During this time his lawyer was also present with him.

Aban has been publicly seen after about two and a half years. After the Umesh Pal murder case, on 24 February 2023, Atik’s fourth son Ahjam and fifth son Aban were detained by the police and sent to the child home. At that time both were minors.

Came to see after being released from child improvement home

In October 2023 last year, both of them were released from the child home, they were sent home under police protection. After this, no public picture or video of both of them was revealed.

The names of Atik Ahmed’s sons Ali Ahmed, Omar Ahmed and Asad Ahmed were revealed in the Umesh Pal murder case. According to the police, Ali had conspired to kill this murder while in Naini jail.

Aban could not join the father’s funeral

After the incident, Asad was encountered in Jhansi, while Omar is lodged in Lucknow jail. Atiq’s two minor sons Ahjam and Aban were kept in the child house. Both were also in the child house at the time of the murder of Atik and his brother Ashraf on 15 April 2023. For this reason, they could not join the funeral of father and uncle.

After leaving the child home on 10 October 2023, Aban and Ahjam reached the grave of their father and uncle directly. No one has seen both of them since that day. Now for the first time, this family has come into the limelight once again with the video of Aban.

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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi had accused the press conference of vote theft. During this time some mobile numbers were also shared. One of these number is of Anjani Mishra, a resident of Prayagraj. Anjani has now accused Rahul Gandhi of incorrectly showing his number, calling the report fake.

Anjani Mishra, a resident of Meja of Yamunanagar zone in Prayagraj, claimed that the number shown during Rahul Gandhi press conference is his mobile number. He said that after showing the number, suddenly a lot of phone calls are coming to him.

Incorrectly told Rahul Gandhi’s allegations

A caller informed Anjani that your number is viral in fake voter case, after which he is now planning to take help of the police in this matter. Anjini told that he works in the sales department. He has never been in Maharashtra. He accused Rahul Gandhi of incorrectly showing his number.

Anjani Mishra told that after her phone number went viral, she has to face many problems. They have been using this mobile number for the last 15 years. He said that he never comes to Maharashtra. He alleged that Rahul Gandhi has presented a full report in a fake way by showing the voter ID there. His voter ID belongs to Prayagraj.

Anjani will complain to police

Anjani Mishra is now planning to take help of the police in this matter. He said that he will complain about this and take action against Rahul Gandhi. Anjani said that Rahul Gandhi showed his mobile number in the list of those who have applied to get their vote removed but I did not apply.

Anjani also surprised this time that why Rahul Gandhi made his phone number public, since then he is constantly getting phone calls of unknown people. Due to which he has become very upset.

Let us know that Rahul Gandhi, by making a press conference in Delhi on Thursday 18 September, showed the evidence of Vote Chari and claimed that through the software, the voters of the opposition are being removed by targeting. However, the Election Commission has also denied all these allegations.

Good news has come for millions of candidates of Uttar Pradesh. In fact, Uttar Pradesh Education Services Selection Commission (UpesSC), Prayagraj has announced the dates of TGT, PGT, and TET exams. Let us know that the exams of UPTET will be held after 3 years, whose candidates were waiting for a long time. Let us tell you on which dates will these three exams be held?

All three exams will be on these dates

Upessc has cleared the dates of all three examinations. The PGT (Post Graduate Teacher) examination will be held on 15 and 16 October 2025. After this, the examination of TGT (Trend Graduate Teacher) will be held on 18 and 19 December 2025. At the same time, the examination of TET (Teacher Eligibility Test) will be held on 29 and 30 January 2026. These dates are now being considered final and candidates should start preparing according to them.

Exam dates were continuously postponed

For the last few years, there was confusion about teacher recruitment examinations. Candidates were disappointed due to postponing dates several times. These exams are a big career opportunity for millions of youth dreaming of becoming teachers. With the release of the schedule by the UPESSC, the candidates will get a chance to focus on their studies. Earlier, there were confusion about the admit card and examination centers, but now everything is set.

This is how to prepare the exam

After the exam dates are fixed, the time of preparation has started. If you are going to appear in these exams, then keep some things in mind.

• Make a time table: Make a schedule of studies every day and take time out for every subject.
• Solve the previous paper: By solving the old questions, you will get an idea as to what can be asked in the exam.
• Give mock test: Check your preparation by giving online mock test and improve weak parts.
• Be healthy: Along with studies, take care of health, so that there is no fatigue in the last days.

This will be the pattern of exam

There will be written test for TGT and PGT, in which 125 questions will be asked. Every question will be of 4 marks. This exam will be of a total of 500 marks, in which there will be no negative marking. It is also necessary to read the syllabus well for TET, because the merit of the basic level is found in it.

How will these exams be done?

These examinations will be conducted by UPESSC Prayagraj. The exam can be done in both online and offline methods, but has not yet been officially confirmed. It is expected that the admit cards will be uploaded on the website 10-15 days before the exam. For this, candidates will have to use registration number and date of births.

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Rewa road accident: A tragic accident occurred on Thursday (June 5) in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. Here cement -laden truck overturned on the auto, due to which 5 people lost their lives. The condition of 4 injured people in this accident is said to be critical.

According to the information, this fierce accident occurred in NH 30 of Sohagi police station area of ​​Rewa. Those injured in this accident were sent to Tyaunanthar Civil Hospital for treatment. It is being told that the deceased were going to bathe in the Ganges in Prayagraj. All the deceased were residents of Pahari village in Mauganj district.

Accidents often occur at this place
Police reached the spot as soon as the incident was reported. The police rescued and rushed the injured to the hospital. Actually, Sohagi where the accident has taken place is curved and often cases of road accidents come here.

CJI Br gavai in prayagraj: Chief Justice of India Justice BR Gavai credited the constitution for the solidarity of the country on Saturday (May 30, 2025). He said that whenever there has been a crisis on the country, he faced him with strength and solidarity and the credit should be given to the Constitution.

CJI BR Gavai said this in the inaugural program of newly constructed advocate Chamber Bhavan and multi -level parking in the Allahabad High Court at a cost of Rs 680 crore. CJI Gavai, the chief guest of the program, said, “The fundamental duty of the judiciary is to reach the last citizen of the country who needs justice and the same duty of the legislature and the executive.”

India’s Chief Justice BR Gavai said, “Meghwal ji (Minister of Law and Justice) said that (CM) Yogi ji is the most powerful and hardworking CM of this country. I would like to say that Allahabad is the land of powerful people.”

Legislature, executive and judiciary contributed to bring social equality- CJI

The Chief Justice said, “Whenever there was a crisis, India remained united and strong. The credit should be given to the Constitution. In the 75 -year journey of the Indian Constitution, the legislature, executive and judiciary have made a big contribution in bringing social and economic equality. Many such laws were brought in which land was given to landless persons by taking land from land.”

He said, “These laws were also challenged from time to time. Before 1973, the Supreme Court had the idea that there will be a situation of conflict between the Directive Principles (Directive Principal) and the fundamental rights, then the fundamental right will be up. Does not have the right. “

Both Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles Spirit of Constitution- CJI

The Chief Justice said, “A bench of 13 judges of 1973 also said that both Fundamental Rights and Policy Principles are the souls of the Constitution. Both of them are two wheels of the golden chariot of the Constitution, out of which the whole chariot will stop if one wheel stops.”

He said, “I have always said that bar and bench are two aspects of a coin. Until the bar and bench work together, the chariot of justice cannot be pushed forward. Today the Allahabad High Court has given a good ideal for the whole country, in which judges vacated 12 bungalows and took care of the convenience of their lawyer brothers.”

State and central government always ready to solve the problem of advocate- CM Yogi

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the distinguished guest of the program, said, “The state and central government is constantly trying to overcome the problems of the advocates. A proposal has been approved to build campus in seven districts in this direction and Rs 1,700 crore has been released for this.”

The Chief Minister said, “The government has increased the amount of advocate fund from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs five lakh and the age limit of its eligible advocates has also been increased from 60 years to 70 years. For this, a fund of Rs 500 crore has also been given.”

CM Yogi underlined the role of High Court in organizing Mahakumbh

Underlining the role of the High Court in organizing the Prayagraj Mahakumbh, Yogi Adityanath said, “The event of Prayagraj Mahakumbh could be so successful because the Allahabad High Court did not stay any project.”

Justice Suryakanth of the Supreme Court, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice JK Maheshwari, Justice Pankaj Mithil, Justice Manoj Mishra, Union Law and Justice Minister Arjunram Meghwal, Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Chief Justice of Delhi High Court DK Upadhyay were also present at the inauguration ceremony.

Multiple parking made in Allahabad High Court

Multilavel parking constructed in the Allahabad High Court has parking capacity of 3,835 vehicles as well as 2,366 chambers. Five floors including underground floors and surface of this 14 -storey building are reserved for parking. At the same time, six floors are dedicated to the advocates’ chamber. 26 lifts, 28 escalators and four travelers have been built in this building.

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