MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Feb. 14 -- In an unparalleled show of faith and devotion, over 50 crore pilgrims have taken a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam since the 45-day Mahakumbh commenced on January 13.

As per the official figures, 92.84 lakh people bathed in the holy rivers till 6 pm on Friday. The total count stood at 49.14 crore till 8 pm on Thursday.

To grasp the sheer magnitude of the achievement, no country in the world, except for India and China, even has its total population to match this figure.

According to the US Census Bureau, among the world's top 10 most populous countries are India (1,41,93,16,933), China (1,40,71,81,209), the US (34,20,34,432), Indonesia (28,35,87,097), Pakistan (25,70,47,044), Nigeria (24,27,94,751), Brazil (2...