New sensation ‘IIT Baba’, Abhay Singh, an aerospace engineering graduate and design master. Abhay currently is a social media sensation with his handles featuring a uniqueness to say the least. He also is an scholar and a spiritually enlightened individual after transforming his life at the Maha Kumbh.

The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious congregation, has begun in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj as devotees from all walks of life have been turning up in their millions to take part in the once-in-a-12-year event signified by taking a holy dip at the Sangam.

More than 40 crore pilgrims, including thousands of international visitors, are to throng to the 45-day Maha Kumbh, which commences on January 13. Seers say this season is unparalleled, as it overlaps with a once-in-144-years celestial spectacle that has never been seen before in history.

• Abhay Singh, who is also known as Masani Gorakh, had reached the Maha Kumbh on the very first day. A former IIT-Bombay student with a sound background in aerospace engineering, Singh abandoned a promising career in science to pursue the spiritual path. His academic background came to public forum during an interview with tv channel News18