GMP had to come up with alternatives to make sure real-time data is still reaching visitors despite lack of mobile network. Mobile network jammers were used for 8 hours. Hari Prasad, member of GMP Business Development team who was on the field for over 10 days planning the parking architecture and traffic flow, commented, “Due to PM Modi’s presence for the event, there was very high-security arrangement. Visitors to the Maha Shivratri event could access real-time availability and do advance booking using GMP mobile apps. We implemented a parking strategy with the help of organizers to make optimal use of limited resources and time.”Īround 20 parking lots manned by 300+ Isha volunteers were all connected using Get My Parking technology. Shine Nagpal, Business Head of Get My Parking, commented on the efforts done for this project, “We got tremendous support from the talented volunteers of Isha Foundation. (A parking operator giving e-parking receipt to a visitor) The end to end smart parking solution had included mobile based parking management system, real-time availability displays, dashboards, and mobile app and web app for online booking. Fortunately team Get My Parking had experience of organising such chaos during Kumbh Mela in Ujjain, the world’s largest religious gathering attended by over 50 million attendees. A gathering as large as this arriving at same time usually leads to a chaotic scenario at the parking. The exuberant, night long festival at the Isha Yoga Center was an intense spiritual experience and saw the unveiling of 112 ft long bust of Lord Shiva at the foothills of the Velliangiri Mountains near Coimbatore.Ībout 10 lakh people were expected for this one night event. Isha Foundation, founded by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, is a volunteer-run, international non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating human potential. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi (L) & Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev (R)
They came to Get My Parking seeking not only our technology but operational consultancy as well. Despite unprecedented challenges, our team was able to make parking hassle-free for lakhs of attendees arriving at the event venue. Isha Foundation, the organiser, were seeking better ways to manage visitor parking. "Apart from this, 'parv snaans have been held on the occasion of Paush Poornima (January 21) and Maghi Poornima (February 19)," Varshney said.Elaborate arrangements have been made by administration for the last bathing ritual of the Kumbh, which expects around one crore devotees at the mega event held at the Sangam.Maha Shivaratri is a major Indian festival celebrated in honour of Lord Shiva, the originator of yoga. While devotees around the world celebrated it by doing night-long “Jaagaran” on 24th Feb, there were about 1 million devotees gathered together in Coimbatore along with Prime Minister Modi for a mass meditation. "Of these, shahi snaans were held on occasions of Makar Sankranti (January 15), Mauni Amawasya (February 4) and Basant Panchami (February 10). In the Kumbh held in Sangam city, there were six bathing dates. He also said 'Rudrabhishek' of 'shivling' is also done on this day. "This is a very rare coincidence and the Sangam area will remain more crowded than previous years since it is the last bating day," he said.
And this time Mahashivratri is falling on a Monday the day dedicated to Lord Shiva, which is falling after a long time." The Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, held in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad from January 15 on Makar Sakranti to March 4 this year. She also said it was on this day that Lord Shiva got married, and hence is eagerly awaited by his followers, who worship him.Įxplaining about the significance of Mahashivratri, Ashutosh Varshney of Grah Nakshtram, who has set up his camp here, said, "Mahashivratri marks the culmination of the Kumbh and the prominent bathing days. As per the mythology, this day is awaited in the heavens as well," Gunjan Varshney, president of Ram Naam Bank situated at Civil Lines here, told PTI. "This day symbolises the last holy bath of the Kalpvasis and is directly related to Lord Shiva. The Sangam, confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati is witnessing the last dip of the Kumbh Mela on Mahashivratri Monday, after more than 22 crore devotees took a holy bath here.