[1][2] Tribeni, located in Bansberia of Hooghly district, is a historic and sacred site known as the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers.

In Raghunandan Bhattacharya's Prayaschitta Tattva, Tribeni is referred to as the Prayag of the South.

After the Gangasagar Mela, saints and sages would travel on foot to Tribeni to bathe in its holy waters.

Tribeni, along with Saptagram, served as a center of education, culture, and trade.

However, during Muslim rule and the British era, the temples and pilgrimage sites of Tribeni were destroyed, leading to the decline of the Kumbh Mela tradition.