2 Nights · 3 Days
Prayagraj
Sangam Snan Package, Prayagraj
Stay at the mela, take a boat to the confluence for your snan and visit Prayagraj’s key sites.
Price
On request
Heritage · Prayagraj
Akbar’s Fort, Akshayavat & Patalpuri
Akbar’s sixteenth-century riverside fort, home to the sacred Akshayavat tree and the underground Patalpuri temple.
Emperor Akbar built this massive fort at the confluence in 1583. Most of it is still used by the army, but pilgrims can visit the Akshayavat—the “immortal banyan” of the Puranas—and the underground Patalpuri temple inside.
The Akshayavat is mentioned in pilgrim accounts going back many centuries and is believed to survive even the dissolution of the world. Patalpuri, an underground temple within the fort walls, houses many deities and is visited together with the tree. The fort’s high riverside walls are also a striking sight from a boat at the Sangam.
Visiting tips
- Access arrangements change during the mela; check before you go.
Packages that include Akbar’s Fort, Akshayavat & Patalpuri
2 Nights · 3 Days
More places in Prayagraj
Ghat
Triveni Sangam
Centre of the mela
The confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati—the holiest bathing point of the Kumbh Mela.
Museum
Anand Bhavan
About 7 km from the Sangam
The Nehru family home in Prayagraj, now a museum telling the story of India’s freedom struggle through letters, photos and rooms.
Heritage
Khusro Bagh
Near Prayagraj Junction
A walled Mughal garden with the sandstone tombs of Prince Khusrau, his mother and his sister.
Day trip
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About 120 km
India’s oldest living city: Kashi Vishwanath, the ghats and the Dashashwamedh Ganga Aarti.