India's government reported that over 420 million pilgrims bathed at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. The number is calculated using AI and surveillance cameras. The festival attracted attention due to a deadly stampede on January 29.

A group of 68 Hindu devotees from Pakistan's Sindh province arrived in Prayagraj and took a holy dip at the Sangam.

A group of 68 Hindu pilgrims from Sindh, Pakistan, arrived in Prayagraj to participate in the ongoing Mahakumbh. The pilgrims, who were granted special visas, took a holy dip at the sacred confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers. They also performed rituals, immersing the ashes of their ancestors to pray for their eternal peace.