Mahakumbh Mela 2025: Quick-commerce platform Blinkit has set up a temporary store to deliver essential needs of devotees present at Prayagraj to attend Mahakumbh Mela.
Blinkit has established a 100 sq ft store to deliver essential goods at certain parts of the Mela.
In a post on X, Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa informed the users about the new development.
“Today we’ve opened a temporary Blinkit store in Maha Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj to serve pilgrims and tourists.
This one is a 100 sq ft store which will be delivering in Arail Tent City, Dome City, ITDC Luxury Camp, Devrakh, and other key areas of the Maha Kumbh Mela.” the Blinkit CEO wrote on X.
The store will deliver goods required for puja as well to address the daily needs of devotees. It has also promised to provide Triveni Sangam Jal bottles, which is the holy water from the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers in Prayagraj. It is a sacred water used in rituals and dips during the Kumbh Mela and other festivals.
“Our teams are ready to deliver specially curated assortment like pooja needs, milk, curd, fruits & vegetables (for self consumption as well as for daan), chargers, power banks, towels, blankets, bedsheets and more. We’ve also got Triveni Sangam Jal bottles in stock,” Dhindsa added.
The Mahakumbh Mela is held once every 12 years. This year, began on January 13 and end on February 26, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
The bathing rituals called the Shahi Snan took place on January 14, the festival of Makar Sankranti, on January 29, Mauni Amavasya, and on February 3, Basant Panchami.
Nearly, 5 crore people have attended the Mela in the first two days. The Uttar Pradesh government is expecting a footfall of 40 crore to 45 crore during the entire Mela period, PTI reported.