Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Helicopter ride under Rs 1,300? A few key attractions at the grand festival

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: State-run Pawan Hans is offering a special helicopter ride service at the 2025 edition of the mega Maha Kumbh Mela, scheduled to take place from January 13 to February 26. As part of the service, visitors will be able to enjoy a helicopter joyride at Rs 1,296. This special helicopter ride will be operated for a duration of 7-8 minutes. 

Pawan Hans is a Miniratna public sector undertaking (PSU).

Here are five things to know about this special helicopter ride at the Maha Kumbh Mela: 

• The joyride, operated by Pawan Hans, will be available at Rs 1,296 per person. This marks a significant reduction from a previously set fee of Rs 3,000 per person. 
• Uttar Pradesh Minister of Tourism Jaiveer Singh said that each helicopter ride will last about 7-8 minutes. 
• The helicopter ride will enable passengers to get an aerial view at the grand festival, according to the minister. 
• Where to book? Bookings for this special helicopter ride will be available online on the portal www.upstdc.co.in. 
• The availability of the service will be subject to demand and weather conditions. 

Other major attractions at the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela 

Additionally, the UP government has also made arrangements related to water sports- and adventure sports-related activities at the Maha Kumbh festival. 

A special drone show will be organised from January 24 to January 26. 

Other attractions at the festival include a water laser show. 

Several eminent artists are also scheduled to perform at the Maha Kumbh Mela, including singers Shankar Mahadevan and Mohit Chauhan. 

Mahadevan is set to inaugurate the ‘Ganga pandal’ area at the event, whereas Chauhan will be performing on February 24. 

Here's a date-wise list of some of the key performances at the grand event: 

• January 16: Shankar Mahadevan and Ravi Shankar
• January 17: Mahesh Kale and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
• January 18: Parvathy Baul and Vinayak Torvi
• January 19: Saunak Chattopadhyay and Ulhas Kashalkar
• January 20: Ramchandra and Kumar Vishwas
• January 21: Kumar Vishwas and Ronu Majumdar
• January 22: Pratibha Singh Baghel and Kumar Vishwas
• January 24: Puru Dadhich
• January 25: Ravi Tripathi and Shovana Narayan
• January 26: Sadhana Sargam and Deepika Reddy
• January 27: Malini Awasthi
• January 31: Hema Malini and Rajani-Gayatri
• February 7: Dona Ganguly and Yogesh Gandharv
• February 8: Kavita Krishnamurthy and Dr. L. Subramaniam
• February 9: Suresh Wadkar and Sonal Mansingh
• February 10: Hariharan
• February 14: Navdeep Wadali and Banashree Rao
• February 15: Devamitra Sengupta and Ranjana Gauhar
• February 17: Nitin Mukesh and Anitha Guha
• February 21: Kavita Seth and Uma Maheshwari
• February 23: Kailash Kher and Sharmila Vishwas
• February 24: Mohit Chauhan and other renowned artists