Devotees can now get pooja essentials within 10 minutes at Mahakumbh 2025

Quick commerce platform Blinkit on Friday announced a temporary store at the grand Mahakumbh mela in Prayagraj that will provide all pooja needs and daily essentials in 10 minutesldquoToday weve opened a temporary Blinkit store in Mahakumbh Mela Prayagraj to serve pilgrims and touristsrdquo said Albinder Dhindsa CEO Blinkit in a post on social media platform XOne can buy milk or fruits and vegetables for offering as well as essential items like chargers power banks towels and even blankets from the storeDhindsa said the 100 sq ft store will be delivering essentials in Arail Tent City Dome City ITDC Luxury Camp Devrakh and other key areas of the Mahakumbh melaldquoOur teams are ready to deliver specially curated assortment like pooja needs milk curd fruits amp vegetables for selfconsumption as well as for daan chargers power banks towels blankets bedsheets and more Wersquove also got Triveni Sangam Jal bottles in stockrdquo he addedMahakumbh 2025 is being held after 12 years and is a spiritual event drawing over 450 million devotees from around the world The mega event will continue till February 26The event will see crores of devotees descending the holy town of Prayagraj over the next two months to take a dip of faith and to lsquowash away their sinsrsquoOn Makar Sankranti alone around 160 crore devotees are estimated to have taken a holy dip at the Sangam by noon marking a grand start to the Mahakumbh 2025 celebrationsOn Thursday a 21member foreign delegation from 10 countries also took a holy dip at the SangamAccording to industry estimates brands are projected to invest Rs 1800Rs 2000 crore in advertising campaigns across platforms utilising artificial intelligence AIdriven themes LED outdoor screens virtual assistants and mobile apps at the mega eventAs per the Confederation of Indian Industry CII estimates the event is expected to generate a revenue of Rs 12 lakh crore for Uttar PradeshAccording to the government estimates Mahakumbh may generate Rs 2 lakh crore in trade if each of 40 crore visitors spends an average of Rs 5000Companies from India as well as abroad are jostling for space to showcase their presence during the 45day eventAlso ReadGoogle celebrates Mahakumbh 2025 with rose petal shower on search screenThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever