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Prayagraj
Metropolis in Uttar Pradesh, India

Prayagraj

Prayagraj, formerly and colloquially known as Allahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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It is the administrative headquarters of the Prayagraj district, the most populous district in the state and 13th most populous district in India and the Prayagraj division. The city is the judicial capital of Uttar Pradesh with the Allahabad High Court being the highest judicial body in the state. As of 2011, Prayagraj is the seventh most populous city in the state, thirteenth in Northern India and thirty-sixth in India, with an estimated population of 1.53 million in the city. In 2011, it was ranked the world's 40th fastest-growing city. The city, in 2016, was also ranked the third most liveable urban agglomeration in the state and sixteenth in the country. Hindi is the most widely spoken language in the city.

Get in

Getting to Prayagraj

The best way to reach Prayagraj, if you are coming from outside India, is to take a direct flight to New Delhi and then take one of the numerous connecting trains from New Delhi to Prayagraj.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Allahabad Fort

    The Allahabad Fort, built from the year 1583 onwards by Akbar, stands at the junction of the two great rivers.

  2. 02
    Allahabad High Court

    It is the seat of Justice in Uttar Pradesh, and is the oldest high court in the country with largest strength of judges.

  3. 03
    Company Bagh
  4. 04
    Victorial Memorial

    Victoria Memorial is not a memorial but a canopy, which once housed the imposing marble statue of Queen Victoria.

  5. 05
    Thornhill Mayne Memorial
  6. 06
    Khusro

    Khusro Bagh is a walled Mughal styled garden and burial chamber located just south of the Allahabad (Prayagraj) Junction station.

Do

Things to do

Boating and bathing at Sangam. A dip in the holy Sangam of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati is a must for the spiritually inclined. It is a sacred holy site for Hindus. According to Vedic literature and myths it is called Triveni Sangam because three rivers meet up here namely the holy Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati which is believed to be flowing beneath the surface.

  1. 01
    Jawahar Planetarium

    A place for those who are interested in astronomy.

Eat

Where to eat

Prayagraj can be a delight for those who are made for flavour. If you are in Prayagraj, then do not forget to enjoy the Mughalai cuisine of North India.Out of innumerable spots for having delicacies of the North Indian cuisine, a mere glimpse is here. Loknath area of the city may be your favorite spot if you are foody and comfortable with hustle and bustle of 'ilahabadi raunak'.

  1. 01
    Nirala Misthan Bhandar

    A sweet shop selling sweets like Indian chats and snacks like dosa, chole bhature and Chinese.

  2. 02
    Hari Ram & Sons

    Salted food products all made of pure deshi ghee (Samosa, Dal Moth, Khatte Channa).

  3. 03
    Katra Rd
  4. 04
    Cafe Coffee Day

    The Prayagraj outlet of the Indian café chain.

How locals move

Getting around Prayagraj the local way

  • Get aroundAuto rickshaws (3-wheelers) are also cheap modes of travel inside the city.

From Wikivoyage: Prayagraj, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: DeepanjanGhosh (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.