New Delhi: ISKCON, in partnership with the Adani Group, has geared up to provide meals to lakhs of devotees at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj through a state-of-the-art mega kitchen. Known as the Mahaprasad Seva, it aims to serve over one lakh people daily for the 45-day event.
Located on Harshvardhan Marg, the mega kitchen can prepare meals for 30,000–35,000 people in a single session. With three daily sessions, over one lakh people receive freshly prepared meals every day. The food includes wholesome dishes such as dal, chole or rajma, vegetables, roti, rice, and sweets like halwa or laddu, all cooked traditionally on clay stoves using wood and cow dung cakes for an authentic taste.
#WATCH | #MahaKumbh2025 | Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh: ISKCON unveils state-of-the-art mega kitchen during the Maha Kumbh to serve over one lakh devotees every day. The food is prepared and distributed across 20 designated locations throughout the Mahakumbh pic.twitter.com/mLfyHpTL1m
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Meals are distributed at 40 centres across Prayagraj
Meals are distributed at 40 centres across Prayagraj, including bus stands, railway stations, and holding areas on main bathing days. Food is also being distributed to 15,000 sanitation workers maintaining cleanliness at the fair. To ensure the elderly, differently-abled, and mothers with children are not left behind, special arrangements, such as golf carts have been provided.
#WATCH | #MahaKumbh2025 | Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh: ISKCON unveils state-of-the-art mega kitchen during the Maha Kumbh to serve over one lakh devotees every day. The Adani Group and ISKCON have joined hands to serve meals to devotees at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. The… pic.twitter.com/2sSYSLg7FX
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The Adani Group’s involvement has bolstered ISKCON’s capacity. Over 100 vehicles provided by the group facilitate delivery to various locations. Gautam Adani visited the ISKCON camp on Tuesday and participated in the Mahaprasad Seva. “In the true sense, seva is the highest form of patriotism. Seva is meditation, seva is prayer, and seva is God,” he said.
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Initiative also includes distribution of 5 lakh copies of Geeta Saar
“We have a wonderful experience and attachment with ISKCON. And even when we are thinking, what we can do from a Kumbh Mela standpoint, and when it was about the Prasadam, then immediately, the first thought was that the institution which can do it in the best manner is ISKCON,” he said while talking about the Group’s partnership with ISKCON.
Videos on social media show the scale and precision of the operation. From preparing dough in massive quantities to the methodical cooking of curries and sweets. ISKCON’s kitchens, located at Khusrobagh, Netra Kumbh, and Sector 19, have become the heart of this initiative.
Not only food, the initiative also includes distribution of five lakh copies of the Geeta Saar.
