MahaKumbh signaled India’s readiness for the metaverse

MahaKumbh 2025 showcased India’s metaverse potential, merging spiritual traditions with immersive technologies. India is on a unique path toward a culturally rooted digital revolution.

Opinion by: Shubham Kukrety, co-founder and CEO at QuoteIt 

Strange sights were seen as India recently concluded MahaKumbh, a Hindu congregation that occurs once every 144 years.

Every day, a man took dips at Sangam — the triple confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Sarasvati — with several passport-sized photographs offering “Digital Snan,” symbolizing digital nectar baths. A nine-acre camp offered people a glimpse of the Hindu religion since the beginning of time. Several families received a 360-degree live virtual MahaKumbh tour with a VR box and packaged pure Sangam water at their homes.

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