Thread by @gchikermane

#KumbhMela2019, the unreported story — part 1

City, blocks, roads
Tents, shops, toilets
Ghats, boats, jetties
Security, fire brigades, policing
Music, exhibitions, performances
Akhadas, enclosures, restaurants
Helicopters, buses, water ATMs

And that’s not a story?

#KumbhMela2019, the unreported story — part 2

22 pontoon bridges
40 fire fighting stations
40 police stations
40 watch towers
63 police outposts
84 parking areas for 500,000 vehicles
116 roads, 300 km in mela area
150 water tankers
200 water ATMs

And that’s not a story?

#KumbhMela2019, the unreported story — part 3

800 km water pipelines
1,000 CCTV cameras
4,200 premium tents
15,000 sanitation workers
20,000 dustbins
40,700 LED lights
122,000 toilets

And that’s not a story?

#KumbhMela2019, the unreported story — part 4

Faith, religion, spirituality
Festivity, colours, sounds
Inward, outward, upward
Gods, priests, seekers
Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati
Life, body, mind, spirit

And that’s not a story?

#KumbhMela2019, the unreported story — part 5

The greatest confluence of humanity
Holy dip of 200 million devotees
A Oneness that binds the All
A physical that is a manifestation of the spiritual
The idea of India expressed through the prowess of India

And that’s not a story?

#KumbhMela2019, the unreported story — part 6

All this infrastructure, energy, bhakti comes up, and is washed away, in a few months, when rivers Ganga and Yamuna swallow it.
Only to reincarnate again.
And again.
Tirelessly.
Timelessly.
Eternally.

And that’s not a story?

#KumbMela2019, the unreported story — part 7

The invisible strength of #Kumbh – Arun Bothra @arunbothra on the men behind our security

https://twitter.com/arunbothra/status/1094852349397364736

And that's not a story?