Jhusi or Jhunsi is a town in Prayagraj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

[3] It is also plays a significant role in Magh Mela, a festival which takes place annually during Magha, the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar.

It is located on the banks of the Ganges River, and is connected to the main city by Lal Bahudar Shastri Bridge.

[6] An archeological site near the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers yielded a carbon-14 dating of 7106 BCE to 7080 for its Neolithic levels.

According to legend, a king named Harbonga caused an "upheaval on the earth", leading to the city's destruction by fire.