Underwater Drones, AI Cameras, 45 Crore Guests: Maha Kumbh 2025 Begins
New Delhi:
An enormous crowd of devotees arrived on the Triveni Sangam – a sacred confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati – in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Monday morning to take a dip within the ‘holy waters’, heralding the beginning of Maha Kumbh 2025. Pilgrims, a lot of who’ve travelled from throughout India and the world, carried out the sacred ritual ‘Shahi Snan’.
Anticipated to host not less than 45 crore folks, the 45-day Maha Kumbh competition from January 13 to February 26, will showcase India’s wealthy cultural heritage and religious traditions. It’s held as soon as each 12 years.
Grand safety preparations
The Uttar Pradesh police have made large safety preparations across the metropolis to make sure folks’s security throughout Maha Kumbh.
In a primary, underwater drones which are able to diving as much as 100 meters have been deployed throughout the town to supply round the clock surveillance on the Sangam space, the Tradition Ministry mentioned. Tethered drones – able to reaching heights as much as 120 meters – have additionally been deployed that may present aerial views to establish swelling crowds or areas requiring medical or safety intervention.
At the least 2,700 cameras with synthetic intelligence (AI) capabilities that may present real-time monitoring and facial recognition expertise might be used at entry factors.
Other than this, a crew of 56 cyber warriors will monitor on-line threats and cyber assist desks have been arrange in all police stations within the metropolis.
Authorities have arrange 150,000 tents to accommodate the pilgrims, together with further bathrooms and sanitation services. At the least 450,000 new electrical energy connections have been put in, with the Kumbh anticipated to empty extra energy than what 100,000 city flats within the area devour in a month.
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A number of electrical buses and state-of-the-art services have additionally been arrange for devotees. Whereas the Indian Railways has launched 98 particular trains that may make 3,300 journeys through the competition. Other than this, authorities have undertaken the renovation of 92 roads, the development of 30 bridges, and the set up of 800 multilingual signage within the metropolis.
For healthcare services, non permanent hospitals geared up with surgical and diagnostic services are arrange.
Kumbh Sah’AI’yak chatbot
Kumbh Sah’AI’yak chatbot is a cutting-edge AI software, designed to supply real-time steering and updates to devotees attending the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. It is going to act as a digital companion for the hundreds of thousands of devotees. A few of its key options embrace multilingual assist, interactive engagement, private navigation, and cultural insights. It may be accessed by the official Maha Kumbh 2025 cellular app or by way of WhatsApp.
Key dates, occasions, attendees
In the course of the competition’s six weeks, devotees will participate in elaborate rituals, prayers, and spiritual processions with elephants, in addition to horse-back parades and chariots. Among the key dates embrace January 13 – the beginning of Maha Kumbh which coincides with the total Moon, January 29 – the ‘Mauni Amavasya’ when celestial alignments are mentioned to be splendid for purifying waters, and February 26 – when the celebrations finish with a holy tub within the sacred waters.
Over 40 crore devotees, together with saints and celebrities from the world over, are anticipated to attend the Maha Kumbh competition. Apple founder Steve Jobs’ spouse Laurene Powell Jobs, who was renamed as ‘Kamala’ by her ‘guru’ Swami Kailashanand Giri Ji Maharaj, is attending the grand competition. In keeping with Kailashanand Giri, she is going to keep in Kumbh and can be planning to take a dip in Ganga.
Prior to now, celebrities corresponding to actor Richard Gere, film director David Lynch, and Tibetan Buddhist chief Dalai Lama have attended the occasion.
