Mahakumbh Nagar (UP), Jan 11 (PTI) About 25 lakh people took a dip in the Sangam on Saturday, two days before the Maha Kumbh starts, officials said.

Despite the dense fog in the morning, devotees thronged the Mela area.

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Maha Kumbh starts from January 13 and the next bathing festival is on Makar Sankranti falls on January 14.

The number of devotees was deduced using the AI-enabled CCTV cameras installed in the Mela area.

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In the last Kumbh (2019), a total of 25 crore people took a dip in the Sangam.

The state government expects this figure to cross 45 crore this year.

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