Maha Kumbh: Gods, gurus, and glass turtles

Millions of pilgrims and tourists have congregated at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj for different reasons — to seek salvation, to pray for worldly comforts, to sustain livelihoods, or to simply soak in the moment. Ishita Mishra wanders around the tent city and reports on the scale and grandeur of the Maha Kumbh Mela and its religious, social, economic, and political significance