
Ahead of the Ardh Kumbh festival that falls every six years, Reliance has launched Kumbh JioPhone, especially made for pilgrims. The Hindu religious festival will commence at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, from January 15, 2019 and continue till March 4, 2019.
The new Kumbh functionality will be available to both existing and new JioPhone users. Users can get to the Kumbh functionalities through the JioStore on the JioPhone. Reliance Retail has created a special helpline number ‘1991’ to answer queries on the JioPhone.

Kumbh is the largest human congregation in the world, with over 130 million pilgrims taking holy dip over 55 days. The Kumbh JioPhone is being introduced to honour this revered tradition of India. According to Reliance, the Kumbh JioPhone offers a suite of benefits especially designed for the needs of the pilgrims like:
End-to-end rich information services about Kumbh: These include
Information on Kumbh
Real-time travel Information (special trains, buses etc.)
Booking tickets and receiving updates
‘Yatri ashray’ at stations
Emergency helpline numbers
Area routes and maps
Pre-published bath and religious day schedules
Railway camp mela and more
Features and functionalities to simplify life at Kumbh: The features include
Family Locator: Helps you always stay close to your near and dear ones by finding their exact location
Khoya Paya (Lost & Found): Helping you reunite with your family and friends, in case you are not able to trace them
Kumbh devotional content: This includes content like
Kumbh Darshan: Telecast of special Kumbh events and programs on JioTV along with previous archives of Kumbh
Kumbh Radio: 24 X 7 access to devotional songs and hymns that keep you connected with the almighty
News alerts
Important alerts and announcements in and around Kumbh
Entertainment
Games: Many games to entertain you during your visit and afterwards
Daily Quiz: Engage and win lots of exciting prizes by simply participating in the daily Kumbh Quiz and answering questions of your interest
These additional features are over and above the JioPhone core offerings that have already transformed the digital landscape in the country:
Free voice calls: Free Local, STD and Roaming calls to any network, from anywhere in India
Unlimited Internet
Applications: The applications included are:
JioTV
JioCinema
JioGames
YouTube
Google Maps & many more
Google’s Voice Assistant: Simply talk to your phone and ask it to do anything, without having to type.