‘Monalisa’, ‘Rudraksh baba', ‘IIT baba’: The viral faces of Mahakumbh 2025 | In pics

The Mahakumbh Mela 2025, kickstarted in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on January 13, and will conclude on Maha Shivaratri on February 26 with a final ‘Amrit Snan’.

Published on Jan 19, 2025 12:18 pm IST 10 Photos
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Abhay Singh, an IIT-graduate who quit his high-paying career and took up spirituality, became the talk of the Mahakumbh town. He went viral for simplifying complex spiritual concepts through diagrams and visuals. Known as 'IIT Baba' or the 'Engineer Baba', Singh has gained quite the popularity at Kumbh. 

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This necklace seller at the Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj is affectionately called as 'Monalisa'. She has gained popularity for her beautiful brown-grey toned eyes. Since a YouTube video featured her, many people at the Mela have been purchasing accessories at higher prices from her, seeking pictures with her. (X/@Monalisa_khumb)

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Panchayati Niranjani Akhara's Digambar Ajay Giri, popularly known as Rudraksh Baba, wears 108 rudraksh garlands consisting of 11,000 rudraksh. The weight of these Rudrakshas is more than 30 kilograms. Several devotees and social media influencers have been drawn towards the baba to take pictures and videos of him. (ANI)

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Laurene Powell Jobs, wife of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, is at the Mahakumbh Mela 2025. She was given the Hindu name 'Kamala' by the Panchayati Akhada Shri Niranjania year ago. Her guru and the head seer of the Akhada had told ANI that she now wants to join 'Sanantan Dharma' and learn the tradition. (ANI)

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The 7-feet-tall "muscular baba" from Russia, with a well-defined physique, caught the attention at Mahakumbh Mela. Dressed in simple saffron-coloured clothing, the baba was seen carrying his big jhola by his side along with a rudraksha mala around his neck. (Instagram/kevinbubriski)

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