Mahakumbh Mela is a huge event that only happens every 12 years. This year, it will take place in Prayagraj, a city with 5.5 million people. An astounding 40 crore pilgrims are expected to visit, which is a lot more than the 25 crore who came in 2019!
During this festival, many important universities from around the world, like Harvard, Stanford, and IITs in India, will send their professors and students to study how this enormous event runs smoothly without major problems. Researchers want to see how this temporary city, made of tents and bamboo, provides for millions of pilgrims.
The setup for the Mahakumbh Mela is impressive. They will build a 400-km-long network of roads, 30 pontoon bridges, and a 1,250-km-long pipeline for water. There will be 67,000 streetlights, 2,750 CCTV cameras for safety, and even 80 message boards to help everyone.
For the first time, researchers will study various topics such as economic impacts, crowd management, and food distribution during the Mela. This information will help the government improve the event in the future.
In 2013, researchers noted that the Mahakumbh was much better organized compared to other big events like the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. A team from Harvard, who studied health and safety, was really impressed with how well everything worked together—even though the city was only temporary!
Overall, Mahakumbh Mela is not just a religious festival; it’s an incredible experience that researchers and millions of visitors will cherish!
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