महाकुंभ हमारी संस्कृति एवं राष्ट्रीयता का प्रतीक है। जहाँ पर सभी धर्मं, पथ एवं संप्रदाय के लोग सम्मलित होते है। शैव, वैष्णव, शाक्त, अघोर पंथी, उदासी, सिक्ख, जैन और बौद्ध आदि संप्रदायों के लोग कुम्भ में उपस्थित होकर भारत को एक सूत्र में बांधते है। भारतीय संस्कृति एवं परंपरा का उत्तम उदाहरण विदेश से आने वाले श्रद्धालुओं की संख्या है। विदेशी श्रद्धालु अपने धार्मिक एवं राजनीतिक विचार छोड़कर भारतीय संस्कृति में खो जाते है। इसीलिए कुम्भ हमारे राष्ट्र निर्माण और समाज ब्यवस्था का नित्य नूतन बनाये रखने में एक अहम भूमिका निभाता है।
प्राचीन कथा के अनुसार, देवासुर संग्राम के समय समुद्र मंथन से जब अमृत कलश निकला जिसके बितरण को लेकर देवताओ और राक्षसों में संघर्ष हुआ। उस संघर्ष काल में अमृत कलश जहाँ-जहाँ रखा गया वहां पर अमृत के बूंदे गिरी, वहां-वहां कुम्भ लगने लगा। जो मुहूर्त उस समय उपस्थित था। उस मुहूर्त के आने पर चारों स्थानों पर दक्षिण में नासिक, उज्जैन, प्रयागराज, एवं हरिद्वार में महाकुंभ पर्व का आयोजन होने लगा। कुंभ पर्वों को मानने का तात्पर्य सामाजिक एकता से जुड़ा है।
हमारे समाज को अपनी संस्कृति के साथ-साथ अपने देश की भौगोलिकता, सामाजिकता, ऐतिहासिकता और उनके समन्वय का बोध हो और आपस में सभी लोग अपने विचारों का आदान-प्रदान कर सकें। इस महात्म्य से हमारे पूर्वाचार्यों ने पूरे देश की संस्कृति को एक सूत्र में बांधने में सफल रहे है। चाहे दक्षिण का हो, चाहे उत्तर का हो, चाहे पूर्व का हो, चाहे पश्चिम का हो सभी सरकारों ने अपने पाने कार्यकाल में इन कुम्भों की बुनियादी व्यवस्था उपलब्ध करके समाज की सेवा करती आई।
In Praygraj district , the construction all roads, repairing and its widening, as well as the construction of new flyovers, bridges, construction of new flyovers and construction of bridges on rivers, streams, and ponds are being taken very seriously by the government of Uttar Pradesh for organizing Kumbh Mela from the very first day. Whereby, the devotees do not face any difficulties those are coming for Kumbha in any condition. The Prayagraj district is the constituency of Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. The prime motive of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is to develop Prayagraj as a smart city. In light of this, the government of Uttar Pradesh has allocated 2500 crore rupees which is more than double of the 2013 allocation of funds in January 2019.
Keshav Prasad Maurya Ji also considers that "Kumbha plays a significant role in encouraging social harmony in Indian society that is hardly found anywhere in the entire world." The Kumbh is the foundation of the Indian society, on the one hand, where the followers of all faiths, creed, and community assemble to prevent their customs and advancement of society without any discrimination and differences and think about all the issues, on the other hand.
The devotees and followers visit Kumbha for pilgrimage and Sangam bath to rise above all the differences between castes and languages. Neither, they neither open their castes nor express to each other. This unique example has been running for millions of years by thoughts of society. The Himalayan plains along the riverfront of Ganga at Haridwar, Junction (Sangam) of Ganga-Yamuna and Saraswati at Pryagraj, Shipra River at Ujjain and riverfront of Godavari at Nashik are the places where the Kumbha is celebrated. There is some evidence that Mecca is one the places along with India where Kumbha is being celebrated on the 12 places by the assimilation of 27 stars, six seasons, 12 zodiacs. In ancient times, the festival of Kumbh is also regarded as a great festival of donation. The Chakravartin emperor Harshvardhan is one of the best examples, who has glorified this sacred rituals. He used to return after donating everything. On December 7, 2017, the Kumbh Mela has also been included in the representative list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, is also the testimony of the importance of the Kumbh Mela. The Kumbh Mela is one of the most significant events on earth, which is a crucial factor for incorporating Kumbh into the intangible cultural heritage list by UNESCO, where devotees and followers peacefully followed all rituals. The Kumbh Mela is considered as an epitome of Indian cultural diversity, where the people exchange their knowledge and skill through manuscripts and writings.
The more than 200 projects have been approved by the Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya for the successful organising of January 2019 Mahakumbh. The state government has already sanctioned Rs 1,648 crore for 16 government departments for 16 projects. The project is running in four phases. "The fund of 298 crore rupees have also been released. The 2019 Mahakumbh will be the completely different in experience for the devotees, and they felt like an" advanced pilgrim experience” this time, not little a dip in Sangam .this time the Shuttle buses will be used to carry the devotees for the shorter distance so that that the devotees walk a minimum distance.
For the Prayagraj Kumbha, the Uttar Pradesh government has released a new tagline of Kumbh: UP Nahi Dekha to India Nahi Dekha "It does not see UP, then India has not seen." This is the first time when a logo for Kumbh mela has been released. The government of Uttar Pradesh has given the particular focus in the state budget 2018-19 for the Kumbhmela-2019. For the successful organizing of Mahakumbh, the state government has taken two key decisions: first, to develop the tourist destination in the radius of 50 km in Prayagraj by the Rs 1000 lakhs. Second, Rs 500 lakh will be spent on the demonstration and conservation of art and culture in Allahabad. The Kumbh will be helpful in the creation of a new job by the arrival of the native and foreign tourist. The government will use this fund in the solidification and building of Chaufatka Bridge, drainage system, and construction of the fully electrified road. So that, devotees will not face any inconvenience in the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj next year,