Places to Visit in Prayagraj

Top attractions and must-see spots in Prayagraj

Landmarks

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  • Akshayavat

    The immortal sacred banyan tree inside Allahabad Fort, believed to have survived every cosmic dissolution and mentioned in the Puranas.

  • All Saints Cathedral

    1887 Gothic Revival cathedral in Civil Lines, locally called Patthar Girja, designed by William Emerson.

  • Allahabad Fort

    A massive Mughal fort built by Akbar in 1583 at the Ganga-Yamuna confluence, housing the Ashoka Pillar and ancient subterranean temples.

  • Allahabad High Court

    One of India's oldest high courts, in a grand 1916 building of red sandstone arcades and domes.

  • Allahabad Museum

    One of India's finest regional museums in Prayagraj, housing sculptures, Roerich paintings, and Nehru family memorabilia spanning 2,500 years of history.

  • Anand Bhavan

    The ancestral Nehru family home in Prayagraj, now a museum preserving artefacts and memories from India's freedom movement.

  • Ashoka Pillar

    Third-century BCE Ashokan column inside Allahabad Fort, carrying Samudragupta and Jahangir inscriptions. Entry needs permission.

  • Chandra Shekhar Azad Memorial

    Spot in Alfred Park where Chandra Shekhar Azad died fighting police in 1931, marked by his statue.

  • Jawahar Planetarium

    A science planetarium within Prayagraj's Anand Bhavan complex offering astronomy dome shows and science exhibitions in the Nehru family legacy grounds.

  • Khusro Bagh

    Walled Mughal garden with three 17th-century sandstone tombs of Prince Khusrau's family.

  • Kumbh Mela Grounds

    The vast floodplain at Prayagraj's Triveni Sangam where the world's largest human gathering, the Kumbh Mela, takes place, drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims.

  • Mankameshwar Ghat

    Stone steps below Mankameshwar Temple on the Yamuna, quiet except on Shravan Mondays.

  • Minto Park

    Yamuna-side park where Queen Victoria's Proclamation was read in 1858, marked by a pillar.

  • Naini Bridge

    Double-decker 1865 steel bridge over the Yamuna, carrying trains above and road traffic below.

  • Prayagraj Junction

    Prayagraj's main railway station, opened in 1859 and the busiest arrival point during the Kumbh.

  • Samudra Koop

    Ancient well inside Allahabad Fort linked to the mythical Saraswati river, opened to pilgrims during melas.

  • Swaraj Bhavan

    The original Nehru family home in Prayagraj donated to the Congress in 1930, now a museum preserving the history of India's independence movement.

  • Triveni Pushp

    Riverside gardens and viewing tower near the Sangam, run by Parmarth Niketan.

  • University of Allahabad

    1887 university with the Indo-Saracenic Muir College building by William Emerson.

Scenic Spots

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  • Arail Ghat

    Quiet ghat on the Yamuna's south bank facing the Sangam, a short boat ride from the confluence.

  • Company Garden (Alfred Park / Chandrashekhar Azad Park)

    A vast 133-acre historic park in Prayagraj where freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad died in 1931, also home to the Allahabad Museum.

  • Daraganj Ghat

    Old Ganga ghat in Daraganj, upstream of the Sangam, quieter for ritual bathing, near Nagvasuki Temple.

  • Sangam Ghat

    Main bathing ghat at the Triveni Sangam, with boats out to the point where the rivers meet.

  • Saraswati Ghat

    Stone-stepped Yamuna ghat beside Allahabad Fort, a calm spot for morning rituals and evening aarti.

  • Triveni Sangam

    The most sacred Hindu confluence where the Ganga, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers meet in Prayagraj, believed to grant liberation and the centre of the Kumbh Mela.

  • Yamuna Bridge Area

    The Yamuna Bridge area in Prayagraj offering the best views of the Ganga-Yamuna confluence, especially spectacular during Kumbh Mela and at sunset.

Shopping

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  • Chowk Market

    Prayagraj's oldest bazaar, around the Ghantaghar, for ethnic wear, brassware and Loknath Gali chaat.

  • Civil Lines Market

    Walkable shopping district around MG Marg with brand stores, jewellers, cafes and restaurants.

  • Katra Bazaar

    Busy market near Allahabad University for sarees, bangles, books and everyday shopping.

Temple

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  • Alopi Devi Temple

    A unique Shakti Peetha in Prayagraj where a sacred palanquin is worshipped instead of an idol, marking where Sati's doli fell.

  • Bharadwaj Ashram

    Ancient ashram of sage Bharadwaj, where Rama is believed to have stopped at the start of his exile.

  • Hanuman Mandir (Lete Hanuman Ji)

    A rare temple inside Allahabad Fort housing a reclining idol of Hanuman, believed to gradually sink deeper into the earth.

  • ISKCON Temple Prayagraj

    ISKCON temple of Sri Sri Radha Venimadhav with daily aarti, kirtan and prasad.

  • Kalyani Devi Temple

    Shakti Peetha in Attarsuiya with an old idol of Kalyani Devi, crowded during Navratri.

  • Mankameshwar Temple

    An ancient riverside Shiva temple in Prayagraj known as the fulfiller of heart's desires, significant during Mahashivaratri.

  • Nagvasuki Temple

    Daraganj temple to the serpent king Vasuki, crowded on Nag Panchami.

  • Patalpuri Temple

    Underground temple inside Allahabad Fort with idols of over 40 deities, next to Akshayavat.

  • Shankar Viman Mandapam

    Four-storey Dravidian-style Shiva temple north of the Sangam, with views from its upper floors.

  • Someshwar Mahadev Temple

    Old Shiva temple at Arail on the Yamuna, facing Allahabad Fort, linked to the moon god Chandra.

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