Prayagraj · Things to see

Things to See in Prayagraj Beyond the Holy Dip

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Wed 21 Oct 2026

The bath is the heart of the Kumbh, but there is more to see: the Sangam by boat, the Akshayavat at the fort, the Bade Hanuman temple, the kalpvasi tents and the Allahabad Museum.

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Places and traditions are from official and temple sources. Distances are by road, from a source or OpenStreetMap; aarti and darshan times can change on festival days.

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Temples, ghats, camps and nearby places

Rowing boats with pilgrims on the water at the Sangam, Prayagraj, in soft light

Boats at the Sangam, Prayagraj. Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsGhatThe SangamWhere the Ganga meets the Yamuna and, by tradition, the unseen Saraswati. Priests on small platforms in the river help pilgrims; boats leave from the ghat near the fort.¹About 7 km from Civil Lines, the district says.

AartiAarti on the Ganga, the Yamuna and the SangamMorning and evening aartis are held on the Ganga, the Yamuna and at the Sangam, led by batuks holding lamps, the mela authority says, among them one at Ram Ghat.^2,3

The entrance to the Akshayavat and Patalpuri Temple at Prayagraj Fort, with its name board above the doorway

Akshayavat and Patalpuri Temple, Prayagraj Fort. Photo: Nikhil2789, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsTempleAkshayavat and Patalpuri templeThe 'immortal banyan', in the underground Patalpuri temple inside Akbar's fort of 1583. The army uses the fort; only part, with the Ashokan pillar and Saraswati Koop, is open.¹

The reclining image of Hanuman at the Bade Hanuman Temple, Prayagraj, covered in flower offerings

Bade Hanuman Temple, Prayagraj. Photo: Vanshiikaa, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsTempleBade Hanuman templeA reclining Hanuman by the Sangam, believed to be about 20 feet long and at least 6 feet below ground. The city also calls him Lete and Qila Hanuman.^4,2About 6 km from Prayagraj Junction, the district says.

The steps and arched front of the old Nag Vasuki Temple in Daraganj, Prayagraj

Nag Vasuki Temple, Prayagraj. Photo: 21GauriGuptaa, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsTempleNag Vasuki templeA temple of Vasuki, king of the serpents, north of the Sangam in Daraganj on the Ganga bank. A big fair is held on Nag Panchami, the district says.¹

The pink shikhara of the Alop Shankari Devi Temple rising above a busy street in Prayagraj

Alopi Devi Temple, Prayagraj. Photo: आशीष भटनागर, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsTempleAlopi Devi templeA goddess temple where a cradle hung above a kund is worshipped in place of an image. Devotees tie a raksha sutra, and mundan rites are also performed here.^2,3,1,5About 3 km north-west of the Sangam and the Akshayavat, the mela authority says.

Yellow domed shrines in the courtyard of the Mankameshwar Temple by the Yamuna in Prayagraj

Mankameshwar Temple, Prayagraj. Photo: 21GauriGuptaa, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsTempleMankameshwar templeA Shiva temple near Minto Park on the Yamuna, with a black stone lingam, images of Ganesh and Nandi, a large Hanuman and an old peepal tree.¹

The tiered white Shankar Viman Mandapam temple near the Sangam, with pilgrims at its base.

Shankar Viman Mandapam, Prayagraj. Photo: Vanshiikaa, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsTempleShankar Viman MandapamA 130-foot temple in Dravidian style on the bank of the Sangam, built on the initiative of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peeth and inaugurated in 1986, the district says.¹

QuarterDaraganjThe locality on the Ganga beside the Sangam. Here the district lists Veni Madhav, one of Prayag's twelve Madhav temples, and the Nag Vasuki and Sankatmochan Hanuman temples.¹

Rows of white and yellow pilgrim tents on the riverbed at the Sangam during the Magh Mela of 2014.

Pilgrim tents at the Magh Mela, 2014. Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCampKalpvasi tentsEach Magh, kalpvasis live in tents near the Sangam, by tradition from Paush Purnima to Magh Purnima, keeping vows of simple living with prayer and satsang.^6,2

Sadhus seated in a decorated camp shrine of the Juna Akhara at the 2019 Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj

A Juna Akhara camp, Kumbh Mela 2019. Photo: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCampAkhara campsAt a Kumbh or Maha Kumbh the akharas camp on the mela ground. The mela authority describes the camps as places where sadhus and seekers discuss philosophy and meditate.⁷

Devotees seated on rugs under a printed cloth pandal at a Kumbh Mela camp in Prayagraj, singing with cymbals and a drum at a satsang.

A satsang in a camp pandal, Kumbh Mela 2019. Photo: Ninara, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsSatsangSatsang and pravachanSatsang means being in the company of truth, the mela authority says: devotees listen to discourses by saints and scholars. For Kumbh 2019 the state built a Pravachan Pandal.^2,8,9

MuseumAllahabad MuseumA national-level museum in Chandra Shekhar Azad Park with sculpture, paintings and photographs. Its complex holds the vehicle that carried Gandhi's ashes to the Sangam, the district says.^1,10About 3 km from Prayagraj Junction, the district says; OpenStreetMap gives about 3 km by road.

NearbyShringverpurA village on the Ganga where, by tradition, Rama crossed the river on his way to exile. A platform called Ramchura marks where Nishadraj washed his feet, the district says.^1,1045 km from Prayagraj on the Lucknow road, the district says.

With respect

The Prayagraj Mela Authority asks visitors to bathe only at ghats the mela administration authorises, and not to pollute the rivers with soap, detergent or puja material.¹¹
For Shravan 2026 the Mankameshwar temple made traditional dress compulsory in the sanctum and for jalabhishek: a dhoti for men, a saree or salwar suit for women, Prabhat Khabar reported.¹²
The mela authority invites visitors to see akhara camps up close but publishes no photography rule. KumbhMela.info's guidance: ask at the camp before you photograph inside it.⁷

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Plan the day around the bath

Our itineraries fit these places around a bathing day, and our stay guides map the areas for Haridwar, Nashik and Trimbakeshwar, Prayagraj and Ujjain.

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Sources

12 sources · checked 21 Oct 2026

Rituals of Kumbh (Maha Kumbh 2025 official website) · Prayagraj Mela Authority, Government of Uttar Pradesh · 2026-10-21
Places to see (Maha Kumbh 2025 official website) · Prayagraj Mela Authority, Government of Uttar Pradesh · 2026-10-21
Major Attractions (Maha Kumbh 2025 official website) · Prayagraj Mela Authority, Government of Uttar Pradesh · 2026-10-21
Attractions: Kumbh 2019 highlights (Maha Kumbh 2025 official website) · Prayagraj Mela Authority, Government of Uttar Pradesh · 2026-10-21
Do's and Don'ts (Maha Kumbh 2025 official website) · Prayagraj Mela Authority, Government of Uttar Pradesh · 2026-10-21
Places of Interest (District Prayagraj) · District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh · 2026-10-21
Shri Lete Hue Hanumanji Temple (District Prayagraj) · District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh · 2026-10-21
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: A Sacred Confluence of Faith, Culture and Spiritual Heritage (backgrounder, 4 December 2024) · Press Information Bureau, Government of India · 2024-12-04
The Beginning of Maha Kumbh 2025: A Grand Spiritual Spectacle (backgrounder, 13 January 2025) · Press Information Bureau, Government of India · 2025-01-13
Navratri 2026: devotees at the Alop Shankari temple, Prayagraj (11 October 2026) · Amar Ujala · 2026-10-11
First day of Shravan at the Mankameshwar temple, Prayagraj (30 July 2026) · Prabhat Khabar · 2026-07-30
OpenStreetMap road routes and place points, computed on 21 October 2026 · OpenStreetMap contributors (data under the Open Database License); routes from the OSRM demo server (router.project-osrm.org), points from Nominatim · 2026-10-21