{"id":295595,"date":"2025-02-28T20:25:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=295595"},"modified":"2025-02-28T20:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:55:13","slug":"fact-check-viral-picture-of-trishul-in-the-sky-is-not-related-to-last-day-of-maha-kumbh-air-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-viral-picture-of-trishul-in-the-sky-is-not-related-to-last-day-of-maha-kumbh-air-force\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Trident in the sky’ image shared by Union govt portal at least 6-yr old, not related to Maha Kumbh 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the last day<\/a> of the 45-day Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, the Indian Air Force organized an air show. Numerous pictures and videos from the show were shared online. Meanwhile, one such image featuring three aircraft forming the shape of a trident is gathering a lot of traction on social media. It has been claimed that this picture is of the air show held on the last day of the Kumbh Mela.<\/span><\/p>\n

MyGovIndia, a platform affiliated to the department of citizen participation of the Union government, also posted the viral picture on Instagram. The accompanying caption said this was a scene from the air show organized by the Indian Air Force in Prayagraj on the eve of Maha Shivratri in which three Sukhoi jet planes formed Hindu god Lord Shiva\u2019s trident in the sky. Though this post was deleted later, its archived version is available here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Retired Major General Harsha Kakar<\/a> called it the best picture of the year in a post and claimed that three Sukhoi 30 MKI aircraft formed Lord Shiva\u2019s trident in the sky.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Media outlets including <\/span>Live Hindustan<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Nai Dunia<\/span><\/a>, and Times Now also promoted the viral image and claimed that the Indian Air Force had formed a trident in the sky on the last day of the Maha Kumbh.<\/span><\/p>\n