Records made in Maha Kumbh: 66 crore+ devotees took a holy dip in 45 days, this is less than the population of India and China combined

What records have been made in this Maha Kumbh? How big is this event in terms of numbers? In the last 45 days, the population of Prayagraj has been more than the population of how many countries? Apart from this, what are the records in this Maha Kumbh that can make it to the Guinness Book of World Records? Let’s find out…

Five times more devotees reached Prayagraj than the last Kumbh

Many records have been made in this year’s Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. In the last 45 days, more than 66 crore devotees have reached Maha Kumbh Nagari and taken a dip in the Sangam. If we talk in terms of numbers, it is more than 50 percent of India’s total population. That is, more than half of India has taken a dip in the Maha Kumbh this time. Not only this, many more records have been made this time in this Maha Kumbh.

In such a situation, it is important to know what records have been made in this Maha Kumbh this time? How big is this event in terms of numbers. In the last 45 days, the population of Prayagraj has been more than the population of how many countries? Apart from this, what are the records in this Maha Kumbh that can make a place in the Guinness Book of World

Where in the world is the record of maximum gathering of people?

Month Event Place Crowd Approximate

January – February Kumbh India 66+ crores
February Rio Carnival Brazil 20 lakhs+July – August Arabian Pilgrimage Iraq 2+ crores
October Haj Pilgrimage Saudi Arabia 25+ lakhs
November Pushkar Mela India 10+ lakhs

Record of the largest gathering in any event in the world

Due to the population of India, many events held here see millions of people. However, the Kumbh Melas are a sight to behold, with people coming from different parts of the country. This is the reason why some of the world’s largest gatherings include the Ardh Kumbh held in Prayagraj in 2019, the Kumbh held in Prayagraj in 2013 and the Kumbh held in Haridwar in 2010, before the Maha Kumbh Mela in 2025.

The surprising thing is that such a huge crowd has not gathered in any religious, cultural or other events in the world. For example, about 25 lakh Muslims gather in Mecca in the Haj held every year in Saudi Arabia. On the other hand, more than 2 crore pilgrims gather in two days in the Arbaeen held every year in Iraq.

The number of devotees gathered in Prayagraj in 45 days is more than the population of 231 countries of the world. Only the population of India and China was more than the number of people who reached Prayagraj. While the estimated population of India is 145 crores, the estimated population of China is 141 crores. After this comes the US, whose population is merely 34 crores. That is, only half of the number of people who have reached the Kumbh city.

More than twice the population of the US, more than 2.5 times the population of Pakistan and more than four times the population of Russia have come here so far for the Kumbh. Not only this, five times the population of Japan, more than 10 times the population of the UK and more than 15 times the population of France have come here and taken a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam.

On the other hand, if we compare this population with the population of different continents, it breaks many records. For example, Asia is the largest continent in terms of population and area in the world, while Australia is the smallest continent. The number of devotees who have reached Prayagraj in 45 days is more than three continents – Australia, North America and South America. At the same time, if Russia is excluded from the population of Europe, then more population than Europe reached the Maha Kumbh.

The crowd that reached Prayagraj in 45 days is more than the population of how many countries?
The number of people who reached Prayagraj in 45 days is crossing 66 crores. If we talk about the figures, then in comparison to 234 countries and inhabited islands of the world, the third largest population after India and China has gathered in the Maha Kumbh city within 30 days. Only India (population 1 billion 45 crores) and China (population 1 billion 41 crores) are ahead of this figure. At the same time, the population of America (population 34 crore 54 lakhs), Indonesia (28 crore 34 lakhs) and Pakistan (25 crore 12 lakhs) has also been less than the people who reached Prayagraj.

Which records made in Maha Kumbh can be included in the Guinness Book?

Two big records related to cleanliness

1. On 24 February, about 15 thousand sanitation workers made a record of cleaning a 10 km area simultaneously. The Guinness Book of World Records can give its decision on this on 28 February.
2. A record of river cleanliness was made on 14 February. On that day, 300 employees made a record of cleaning the river. The Guinness Book has included it in the record.

• Earlier in the 2019 Ardh Kumbh, 10 thousand sanitation workers made a record of running a cleanliness campaign simultaneously at Sangam and other places.
  

Painting record

3. World record also made in Mahakumbh through hand printing painting

A record of hand printing painting was also made in the fair on Tuesday. 10,109 thousand people expressed their faith in Mahakumbh by imprinting their palms in just eight hours and also created a world record. The fair administration broke its own record which was made in Kumbh 2019.

In 2019, a record of taking hand prints of seven and a half thousand people was made, which was broken in Mahakumbh 2025. To create a new record of hand printing painting, a canvas was installed in the Ganga pandal. For this, the time was fixed from 10 am to 6 pm, about which people showed a lot of enthusiasm.

4. Record of largest operation of buses

On the last day of Mahakumbh Mela, a world record of simultaneous operation of 700 shuttle buses will also be made. A parade of buses will be organized here. The fair administration will break its own record through this. A record of operating 500 buses was made in Kumbh 2019. In this way, preparations are on to make a new record by operating the maximum number of buses in a day.

Record of the largest gathering in a day on Mauni Amavasya

About 7.6 crore people took a dip on Mauni Amavasya in Prayagraj. Which is a record of gathering of people at one place in a day. Actually, the population of Prayagraj is around 1 crore. That is, about 8.6 crore people reached the district on the day of Mauni Amavasya.

Germany, which has a population of more than 8 crore, its population on the day of Mauni Amavasya was also less than the crowd that reached Prayagraj. Apart from this, the population of all the countries of Europe was less than the crowd gathered for the royal bath of Mauni Amavasya. While the population of Britain is 6 crore 91 lakh, the population of France is only 6.65 crore.

Not only this, out of 54 countries of America, only three countries had a population more than Prayagraj on Mauni Amavasya. These include America, Brazil and Mexico. Whereas from Colombia, Argentina, Canada to Uruguay, the presence of people in Maha Kumbh was less than the presence of people on Mauni Amavasya in Prayagraj.

What are the other big records of Maha Kumbh

More than 15 thousand trains ran from Prayagraj for Maha Kumbh. Crores of people reached Maha Kumbh by sitting in these trains.

More than 66 crore people reached Maha Kumbh in 45 days. That means 1.5 crore people took a dip in Sangam every day.