Description : People on the either side of the road feel blessed if the Naga sadhus look, wave, or throw a flower at them. The sadhus slowly head to Har Ki Pauri for the holy dip and para-military forces provide security cover. Kumbh Mela is the biggest Hindu religious pilgrimage on earth. The number of pilgrims this year is expected to exceed around five million since the first day on 4 till it ends on . The auspicious days of the shahi snan or royal baths usually draw hundreds of thousands of devotees to the Har Ki Pauri and other banks of the Ganges river. As pilgrims from around the world gather on the occasion, most of the city remains shut for any vehicles other than security or emergency services, so a sea of humanity walks through the city to the bathing ghats.