Over 40 crore are expected in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj over the next six weeks
Over 40 crore people are expected in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj over the next six weeks to take a holy dip
Those who take part include saints or sadhus, who follow a strict path of spiritual discipline and leave their secluded lives only during the Kumbh Mela
Additional sanitation facilities have been set up for pilgrims. Authorities have also set up makeshift schools for the workers' children
Hundreds of vendors too arrive at Prayagraj ahead of the Kumbh Mela. A vegetable vendor is seen arranging radishes at a market