Mahakumbh decoded.

Where grandeur bumps into spirituality

* Total area                                          10,000 acres

* Budget                                               Rs. 75,000 cr

* State's budget                                    Rs.54,000 cr

* Centre's budget                                  Rs.21,000 cr

* Total snans                                         6 (13 Jan, 14 Jan, 29 Jan, 03 Feb, 12 Feb, 26 Feb)

* Each snan takes off with bathing of

saints and seers of different akharas     13

* !3 Akharas divided into 3 categories    Sanyasi, Bairagi and Udaseen 

* Total ghats                                           41

* Expected footfall on snan days             2 cr

* Snan on 29 Jan                                    8-10 cr

Tailpiece.

Got up at 5, the chores and was ready by a quarter past 10.

A quiet beginning to the week.

No sign of Kittu today, too. Hope he's safe!