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| - Air Show at Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: The Indian Air Force conducted an air show over the Maha Kumbh Mela Kshetra on the last Amrit Snan.
We conducted a relevant keyword search on Google which led us to several reports about this.
ANI, India Today, NDTV and Times of India carried visuals of the air show, but they did not match with the viral image.
Here's a comparison between the two.
Sukhois Exhibiting Trishul Manoeuvre in the Past: We performed a relevant keyword search which led us to several reports about the Indian Air Force performing the 'Trishul formation' of the Maneuver during the Republic Day parade events.
Three SU-30 MKIs make this formation, also similar to what is mentioned in the claim.
But none of these formations looked similar to the formation seen in the viral photo.
You can see the formation from these years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2016 and 2008.
Here's a comparison with some of the visuals.
Conclusion: An old and unrelated image is going viral to claim that it shows a 'Trishul' manoeuvre performed by IAF at Maha Kumbh Mela's last day.
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