Maha Kumbh 2025: Harry Potter lookalike spotted in Prayagraj! Netizens ask ‘Ye Daniel Radcliffe to nahi hai na?’

Foreign tourists from all over the world have flocked to the Maha Kumbh mela in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj.A video of a man resembling the fictional character Harry Potter has gone viral on social media.

In this timeless video, a man in jeans and a puffer jacket casually enjoys prasad from a disposable plate. Needless to say, the video surprised netizens that Daniel Radcliffe was actually attending a religious event.

“Eh Daniel Radcliffe nahi hai hai?” asked one user. “Mujhe q lg rha h ye Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter,” said another user.

“Harry Potter enjoyed the prasad,” said a third user. “Bhai Harry Potter jaisa dikh raha hai (sic),” commented a fourth user.

“This is the beauty of Sanatan Dharma,” the user commented.

“He looks like a Harry Potter actor,” another user commented. “Harry Potter at the Kumbh mela,” said another user. “Harry Potter jhadu se ud kr agya,” joked another user.

Harry Potter is a fictional character brought to life by the British writer J. British actor Daniel Radcliffe played the role in the films.

Around 8.79 million pilgrims took a holy dip at the Sangam between January 11 and 20. The Maha Kumbh mela officially started on January 13 with the Paush Purnima bath, but devotees started arriving from January 11 itself.

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 will end on February 26. The Maha Kumbh is unique as it marks the end of 12 Kumbh Mela cycles and takes place once in 144 years, with the previous such event taking place in 1881.

More than 45 million people are expected to take part in the mega event. The makeshift city houses 1.5 lakh tents, improved sanitation facilities and improved vehicles.