Maha Kumbh a 'mahayagya' of unity: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed the Maha Kumbh 2025 a "mahayagya of unity" which would take the country's cultural and spiritual identity to new heights. Addressing a public meeting in Prayagraj while inaugurating various developmental projects , the prime minister said the differences of castes and sects disappear at the Maha Kumbh. "The Maha Kumbh will take the country's cultural and spiritual identity to new heights," he said.

महाकुम्भ 2025 का आयोजन देश की सांस्कृतिक, आध्यात्मिक पहचान को नए शिखर पर स्थापित करेगा।

-प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi #ModijiInPrayagraj pic.twitter.com/5MEyAHV5XI

— BJP Uttar Pradesh (@BJP4UP) December 13, 2024

The prime minister inaugurated 167 key development projects worth Rs 5,500 crore, aimed at improving the city's infrastructure for the 2025 Maha Kumbh mela. The projects also included Sah'AI'yak Chatbot -- an Artificial Intelligence-based platform to streamline communication for devotees attending the Maha Kumbh.

#WATCH | Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates various projects for Mahakumbh 2025.

It includes various rail and road projects like 10 new Road Over Bridges (RoBs) or flyovers, permanent Ghats and riverfront roads, among others, to boost… pic.twitter.com/XMTnOdGojF

— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2024

Before attending the public meeting, the PM began the visit with the ceremonial puja and darshan at the holy Sangam -- the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the Saraswati rivers. Modi undertook a river cruise before the puja.

Uttar Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs pooja and darshan at the Sangam in Prayagraj pic.twitter.com/5omRUBp6Zd

— IANS (@ians_india) December 13, 2024

UP chief minister Yogi Aadityanath said.Kumbh…should be grand, divine, clean, safe and well organised…this is the vision of Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendramodi Ji gave this in the year 2019. This time Mahakumbh-2025' will be grand, divine and in digital form...this will also happen with the inspiration of the Prime Minister. 

कुम्भ...भव्य भी हो, दिव्य भी हो, स्वच्छ भी हो, सुरक्षित भी हो, सुव्यवस्थित भी हो...यह परिकल्पना आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @Narendramodi जी ने वर्ष 2019 में दी।

इस बार 'महाकुम्भ-2025'...भव्य भी, दिव्य भी और डिजिटल के रूप में होना है...यह भी आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री जी की प्रेरणा से… pic.twitter.com/qojIUL2kp4

— CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) December 13, 2024

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel was also present with the prime minister at the puja.The 2025 Maha Kumbh mela will be held from January 13 (Paush Poornima) to February 26 (Maha Shivratri) at Prayagraj. The Maha Kumbh is organised every 12 years.