The three rivers Ganga, Saraswati and Yamuna symbolise Knowledge, Dispassion and Devotion, respectively. Sangam at Prayag is their meeting point. Seekers have travelled to this place for millennia. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar refers to the Kumbh mela as,

An amazaing feat! An ancient fair thousands of years old on the river bed of Ganga and Yamuna rivers...