Ayodhya is situated only 160 km from Prayagraj, the city where the Maha Kumbh Mela is held. As a result, the temple authorities had expanded the darshan timings for the convenience of tourists.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Mauritius President Dharam Gokhool in Port Louis and gifted him the holy Ganga water from Maha Kumbh which concluded on February 26.

Spanning 9,900 acres, the festival site was set up as a temporary township. The previous Kumbh Mela in 2019 recorded 240 million attendees, less than half of this year’s turnout. The largest ...