Flowers, prayers, chants of ‘har har mahadev’ on last day of Maha Kumbh | Photos

Lakhs of pilgrims from across India took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam on Maha Shivratri as the 45-day Maha Kumbh inched towards its closure.

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Devotees take ritualistic dips at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati on Shivratri, the final day of Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Government officials shower flower petals from a helicopter on pilgrims at the Sangam during Maha Kumbh, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Devotees take ritualistic dips at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati on Shivratri, the final day of Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Devotees gather to take holy dips at the Sangam on Shivratri, the final day of Maha Kumbh, in Prayagraj on Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Devotees gather to take a holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of Maha Shivratri during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, in Prayagraj, February 26, 2025. (PTI)

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Prayagraj: Devotees at the ‘Women and Children’s Waiting Room', on Maha Shivratri' during the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ festival, in Prayagraj. (PTI)

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A sadhu speaks with a pilgrim at Sangam on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 26, 2025. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP)

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Police stand guard on a watch tower as pilgrims take a holy dip in Sangam on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri, on the last day of the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. (Niharika Kulkarni/AFP)

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Pilgrims take a holy dip in Sangam during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 26, 2025. (AFP)

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A pilgrim offers prayers after taking a holy dip in Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 26, 2025. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP)

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Pilgrims take a holy dip in Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP)

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A helicopter showers flower petals on pilgrims during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 26, 2025. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP)

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A helicopter showers flower petals on pilgrims taking holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP)

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Pilgrims cheer after they take a holy dip in Sangam on the last day of the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. (Niharika Kulkarni/AFP)

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Pilgrims take a holy dip at Sangam during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. (AFP)

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A devotee puts her handprints on a wall in the Ganga Pandal during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, in Prayagraj. Prayagraj Mela Authority made an attempt to make the longest hand-printing painting on an 80-feet-long and 5-feet-wide wall in the Ganga Pandal at the Maha Kumbh Mela. (PTI)

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Prayagraj: An aerial view of devotees taking a holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of ‘Maha Shivratri’ during the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ festival. (PTI)

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Security personnel patrol the Sangam area on the occasion of ‘Mahashivratri’ during the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ in Prayagraj, Feb. 26, 2025. (PTI)

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An aerial view of devotees taking a holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of 'Mahashivratri' during the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (PTI)

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Devotees perform rituals as they take a holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of Maha Shivratri in Prayagraj. (PTI)