India, Jan. 28 -- MAHAKUMBH NAGAR With an anticipated crowd of 8 to 10 crore (80 to 100 million) devotees on the banks of Sangam, the Mauni Amavasya snan, the second of the three Amrit snans on January 29 in Mahakumbh, is set to be the world's biggest-ever human congregation for a single event in a single day.

Prayagraj is witnessing an unprecedented surge of devotees ahead of the snan as around 4 crore devotees are said to be jostling for space in 4,000 hectares of the sprawling tent city. On Monday, all 48 ghats on the 12-km stretch of the Sangam area were packed to capacity as over a crore people bathed in a span of just 18 hours during the day. Between 12 noon and 2pm, 20.97 lakh devotees took the holy dip, bringing the hourly averag...