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{{short description|Ardh Kumbh Mela held in Allahabad from January to March 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox event
| title = 2019 Prayagraj Ardh Kumbh Mela
| image = Kumbh 2019 Prayagraj Logo.png
| image_size =
| image_alt = logo
| caption =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| english_name = Kumbh festival 2019
| duration = 55 days<ref name="ndt1"/>
| date = {{start and end dates|df=yes|2019|01|15|2019|03|04}}
| venue = [[Triveni Sangam]]
| location = [[Allahabad]]
| coordinates = {{coord|25.431|81.885|type:event|display=inline,title}}
| also_known_as = Ardh Kumbh Mela
| type = Social practices
| theme = Festive events
| cause = Rituals
| motive = Religious pilgrimage
| target =
| budget = ₹4200 Crores ($605,400,000)
| patrons = Ascetics, Saints, Sadhus, Sadhvis, Kalpvasis, and Pilgrims
| organisers = Prayagraj Mela Authority
| participants = 120 million Hindu devotees<ref name="Guar1"/>
| inquiries =
| inquest =
| coroner =
| url =
| website = {{URL|http://kumbh.gov.in}}
| notes = [[UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage]]
}}

The '''2019 Prayagraj Ardh Kumbh Mela''' was the Ardh [[Kumbh Mela]] held at [[Triveni Sangam]] in [[Allahabad]], Uttar Pradesh, India from 15 January to 4 March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-triveni-sangam|title=The Triveni Sangam|website=Atlas Obscura}}</ref><ref name="ndt1">{{cite web |title=Kumbh Mela 2019 Live Updates: Devotees Take Holy Dip In Sangam In UP |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kumbh-mela-2019-live-updates-devotees-take-holy-dip-in-sangam-in-uttar-pradesh-1977764 |website=NDTV.com |accessdate=15 January 2019}}</ref>

==Governance==
A bill was passed in [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] to set up ''Prayagraj Mela Authority'', a permanent body to oversee the mela. The divisional commission of Allahabad serves its chairperson while the district magistrate and inspector general of police as the vice-chairpersons. Mela officers and other district officials are also the members of this authority.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/bill-prayagraj-mela-authority-uttar-pradesh-assembly-yogi-adityanath-4995023/|title=Bill to set up Prayagraj Mela Authority passed in UP Assembly|date=22 December 2017}}</ref>

==Projects==
Around ₹4200 crore was allotted by the state government for the Ardh Kumbh 2019, over two times more than it had spent on the last Kumbh held in 2013. About 199 projects of 16 government departments were completed under four phases which included a six-lane bridge over the river [[Ganga]] and a four-lane railway over-bridge worth ₹275 crore. The Public Works Department executed projects worth ₹430 crore including building an inner ring road in the city. ₹210 crore was spent on safe drinking water facilities and ₹60 crore to electrify the Kumbh area. Focus was also laid on solid waste management to ensure that Ganga water is not contaminated and putting up LED lights.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kumbh-2019-work-begins-officials-arrive-with-men-and-machine/articleshow/62289483.cms?from=mdr|title=Kumbh 2019 work begins, officials arrive with men and machine|first=Aman|last=Sharma|date=29 December 2017|via=The Economic Times}}</ref> Moreover, widening and beautification of 18 roads and 25 road crossings was completed before the deadline of October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/allahabad-city-city-goal-round-develop-just-like-metro-cities-17451915.html|title=मेट्रो सिटी की तरह होंगे शहर के चौराहे}}</ref>

==Promotion==
The logo of 2019 Kumbh shows a group of Sadhus bathing in the Sangam confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna. The Uttar Pradesh government has decreed that all state government documents, letterheads and publicity material, including advertisements and hoardings, should carry the new logo. Moreover, [[cinema hall]]s in the state are directed to display the logo straight after the [[Jana Gana Mana|national anthem]] is played.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/uttar-pradesh-letters-to-carry-kumbh-mela-logo/articleshow/62075174.cms?from=mdr|title=Uttar Pradesh letters to carry Kumbh Mela logo|first=Aman|last=Sharma|date=14 December 2017|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/up-cinema-halls-to-show-kumbh-logo-before-screening-movies/story-H7O5J6z57We4L4MKBZEKqL.html|title=UP cinema halls to show Kumbh logo before screening movies|date=3 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Guar1">{{cite web |last1=Safi |first1=Michael |title=Kumbh Mela: Hindus converge for largest-ever human gathering |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/15/kumbh-mela-hindus-converge-for-largest-ever-human-gathering-prayagraj-festival |website=The Guardian |date=15 January 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Prayag Kumbh Mela]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190818205720/http://kumbh.gov.in/ Official Website]
* [https://www.sergebouvet.com/kumbh-mela/ Kumbh Mela 2019 in Prayagraj: documentary photo of the largest religious gathering in the world.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221224038/https://www.sergebouvet.com/kumbh-mela/ |date=21 February 2019 }}

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