“A video shows a three-headed elephant in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025”
What FACTLY found
The viral video is not from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, and not from the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. The visuals originate from Thailand’s Ayutthaya Khon Festival, where a three-headed elephant is paraded to represent Erawan, the Thai name for Airavata, the divine elephant. However, the additional two heads on the elephant are prosthetic, not real.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 January 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.