“Video showing the conch shell (shankh) being blown non-stop for 2 minutes and 49 seconds during the inauguration ceremony of the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Jan 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The video is old and unrelated to the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela. This viral video dates back to 13 February 2023 and shows the Ganga Aarti performed at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 January 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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