This is the heartwarming moment an Indian family travels by motorcycle to join the country's mass bathing festival.

Footage shows Sandeep Kumar and his loved ones riding a motorbike on February 23 while making their way to the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh,

Sandeep said: 'There is already a massive crowd at the train station and on buses, so we opted to travel by motorcycle to avoid the hassle.

'We travelled at least 725km to reach Triveni Sangam River, and it was all worth it.'

The family safely reached the location and immediately took a holy dip after performing rituals.

The Maha Kumbh Mela is a major Hindu pilgrimage festival where millions of devotees and tourists gather to take a holy dip in the sacred rivers, believing it cleanses sins and grants salvation.

However, the resulting chaos has led to dozens of deaths and injuries.

In a recent incident on the evening of February 15, thousands of devotees flocking to the festival caused a stampede that killed at least 20 people at a railway station in New Delhi.

Officials said 14 women and four children were killed when crowds tried to board packed carriages heading to the Hindu Maha Kumbh event.

Earlier, on January 29, millions had gathered at the Maha Kumbh Mela for a holy dip when disorder broke out around 1:30 am. Police confirmed that at least 30 devotees were killed, and 60 others were injured.

Authorities had expected at least 450 million devotees to participate in the holy dip during the 45-day event this year, a number that has already been exceeded.