At least 3 crore devotees are expected to take a holy dip in the third official bathing and second ‘shahi snan’ of Mauni Amavasya during the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Monday, officials said.

“By Sunday morning, over 1 crore devotees had already taken holy dip in the Sangam. The crowd is swelling with each passing hour and we are expecting about 3 crore devotees. As many as 40 ghats have been prepared for bathing in a stretch of eight kilometres,” Kumbh Mela officer Vijay Kiran Anand said.