Can Kumbh mela help alleviate Uttar Pradesh's unemployment problems?

Less than six months ago we witnessed 30 million Kanwariyas trek the Himalayas to fetch Ganga water for their local Shiv temples

Fifteen, or twenty million devotees took a dip in the Ganga in Prayagraj on Makar Sankaranti which was on Tuesday, January 15. Assuming that these are not kids, and also assuming that one-third of these were women and elders, the number implies that about 2.5 per cent of India's labour force was on the banks of the Ganga taking a holy dip.

Estimates suggest that 150 million would visit Prayagraj for the Kumbh mela over the 48 days from January 15 through March 4. This could imply that about a quarter of India's labour force would be visiting Prayagraj over