Bangalore: It was a rare 'sangam' of technology and tradition on day one of Maha Kumbh 2013 Monday with Google map integration, GPS and 'flying cameras' making their advent in the 55-day festival, the biggest religious congregation anywhere in the world that is estimated to draw tens of millions from India and around the world.

The Uttar Pradesh government has also spent about 1.17 crore on 13 gigantic LED screens, which dot the mela premises at vantage points in this north India town that is playing host to the mega event. These screens, some fixed and some on moving trucks, relayed events like the bathing and 'aartis' to faithfuls, who could not make it to the Sangam - the sacred confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers - in this Uttar Pradesh town.

The other attraction, also a first, is the 'flying cameras' that have been positioned by the mela administration to click high definition aerial shots of the tents, sadhu camps and the multitude. Millions of people are expected to congregate each day and cameras will record the devotees flocking to the 18 pontoon bridges constructed to ease the flow of people as they converge on the Sangam area, Arail and Jhoosi.