A road to Sangam Meera Vohra Maha Kumbh this time had a tagline of being once in 144 years. Apart from the unique planetary configuration, the biggest spiritual gathering was unprecedented in several ways.  Have covered several Kumbh and Ardh Kumbh in the past, but the Maha Kumbh this time not only caught everyone, including journalists like me, by surprise.  While coming from Varanasi I had my bags full of essentials for Kumbh Mela, with comfortable shoes topping the list, least did I know, the kind of use or rather overuse they would be put to. Having skipped the first snan of Makar Sankranti, I reached Prayagraj a few days after the snan's hullaballoo had subsided. Venturing out on my first day for the Maha Kumbh Mela, I was greeted by a jam-packed road with no room for pedestrians. With no transportation available, I had no option but to walk to the media centre in the Kumbh Mela, which was more than 3 kilometres from my place. Dodging the traffic, I some...