By: Puran Chand Sharma
Mahakumbh 2025 at the Teerthraj Prayagraj has just concluded very successfully. It was a huge challenge, not only for the local administration of UP Government headed by Yogi Adityanath, the dynamic and very astute Chief Minister of the State, but also for the above six hundred million pilgrims and visitors who participated in the one and a half month long festival. Undoubtedly, Yogi Adityanath has successfully and competently managed the largest human gathering to celebrate the Mahakumbh 2025 at Prayagraj that took the holy dip at the sacred confluence of motherly rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati.
As per official data released on 26th February, more than 660 million people had taken the spiritual bath in the holy waters. It is a record gathering of human beings at a single place happening for the first time. The colossal event has been very rightly termed as the Confluence of Spirituality and Unity.
Some of the significant highlights of Mahakumbh 2025 at Prayagraj are being summarised as under:-
*Bird Festival
As a part of this Mahakumbh a very special event in form of Bird Festival was organized which became instrumental in attracting several International tourists who joyfully participated in the special event. The foreign visitors exhibited keen interest in learning about the conservation efforts of Bhartiya experts pertaining to birds and wildlife. They also hugely appreciated this initiative of the concerned authorities as extension of the festival’s spiritual and ecological significance. In the opinion of these visitors, Kumbh is not only a congregation for the purpose of human spirituality but also a divine event that fosters the well being of all living beings inclusive of all birds and animals.
Emma, a visitor from United Kingdom, coming to India for the first time, was fascinated not only by the divinity of Kumbh but also by the bird festival. She highly praised efforts towards environmental conservation and biodiversity protection.
Similarly another foreign tourist recalled his interaction with Indian conservation experts at the Bird festival as a truly memorable experience, lauding Prayagraj as a city much more rich in both spirituality and ecological consciousness.
*Mahakumbh 2025 has set a remarkable World Record in the Guinness Book of World Records with regard to Ganga Cleaning Drive and Mass Cleaning Initiative wherein 329 and 1900 workers established a new Benchmark in the realm of Mass Sanitation and Environmental purity.
*Participating and enjoying a divine dip in the sacred waters at the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the invisible Saraswati, more than 66 Crores of people have registered their presence in the Mahakumbh which happens to be the largest in the world and culminates into a significant global record.
*Another scintillating achievement has been the Netar Kumbh being held for the first time wherein devotees voluntarily came forward to take a pledge for donating their eyes and as per data released by the authorities 5670 people have pledged to donate their eyes so far. It is heartening to note that 7926 people had been advised to undergo Cataract Surgery and 68,460 were performed free Cataract surgeries.
*Among those who filled the pledge form for Eye operation in Netar Kumbh uptill now, the youngest is a 12 year old student and the oldest is a 78 year old man.
*By virtue of Mahakumbh 2025 at Prayag, Bharat has gracefully achieved another landmark pertaining to Prayagraj Airport climbing to India’s top 20 airports in just 35 days. Alongside 40 routine flights, more than 700 chartered flights have landed in the region.
*Eight Days long Khel Mahakumbh was also organised as part of Prayag Mahakumbh which proved to be an excellent platform for promoting country’s indigenous sports and nurturing young talent. In this khel kumbh. A resolution was passed for ensuring inclusion of India’s indigenous sports in the Olympics 2036.
Positive Learnings and Takeaways from Mahakumbh 2025
On the auspicious occasion of Mahakumbh -2025 at Prayagraj, more than 66 Crore people have witnessed the divine and grand experience which has got transformed into an indelible symbol of India’s cultural pride on the global landscape.
The mega cultural event became instrumental in enabling Indians to realize the country’s inner potential, efficiency and competence.
All types of arrangements, infrastructure put in place for the convenience of the visitors, pilgrims for taking a holy dip, lodging, boarding etc. were the ultimate and absolutely up to the mark.
The invaluable Takeaways and Learnings can be summarised as follows:
*It has been established beyond doubt that Indian polity is well knit and homogenous without any divisive fissures. Mahakumbh has become epitome of unity and solidarity
*The greatest learning from this massive event is the rock solid confidence and trust it has generated that India is one and Indians are staunch lovers of this great country. No force on Earth can pull her down under any circumstances if everyone moves on with the same acceleration and momentum gained by the Nation determined and duly poised for attaining the status of a Developed Country. A very useful and productive learning from this colossal national and spiritual event would be to live with this dream and resolution of the Nation. However, it will not be a cakewalk but a herculean task.
The saner elements, educationists and the awakened intellectuals based on their research, experience and study recommend the following five vital bullet points, also named as the Panch Pran or The Five Vital Transformative Bullet Points, for rejuvenation of the society:
1.SAMAJIK SAMRASTA or SOCIETAL ONENESS/ UNFAILING COMMUNAL HARMONY
Prior to Prayag Mahakumbh, the projected scenario was that social harmony in India is a distant dream, but this Mahakumbh has proved beyond doubt that the country is fully aware and poised for absolute peace, harmony and National progress. “Stay united and stronger as 21st century belongs to Bharat.
- FAMILY ENLIGHTENMENT
Family is the basic unit of the society which if functions well, becomes instrumental in providing the best of perfectly cultured and trained citizens to smoothly handle all segments of the society. This scenario has been witnessed in this gigantic spiritual event where the families have participated together with senior elders, youngsters and the tiny growing children which testifies the Bharat’s inner strength and hidden potential to be on the top of the world. The message is to stay focussed on the family for the best times ahead.
3.PARYAVARAN / ENVIRONMENT
Another Urgent learning from the Mahakumbh is to preserve and protect the languishing Paryavaran or the Environment.
- SWADESHI
Not only love but profuse use of local products made in Bharat /India must be accorded top priority.
- RESPONSIBLE and ACCOUNTABLE CITIZENS
One more outstanding learning from this phenomenal spiritual event is to behave as the most dutiful citizens and see that no harm is done to the National Prestige by the Indians as a citizen.
– Jai Bharat
