Separated from his wife in the massive crowds of Prayagraj’s Kumbh Mela, 65-year-old Vidyarama Sharma wandered for weeks with no phone or money. A month later, Ghazipur police found him in distress on a highway, traced his family, and reunited him in an emotional moment.
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00:00That's 65-year-old Vidyarama Sharma hugging a Ghazipur inspector in tears after being
00:07found a month after he went missing at Prayagraj's Kumbh Mela.
00:11A resident of Bhind, Mandhya Pradesh, Vidyarama had travelled with his wife for a Holi dip
00:16but got separated in the massive crowd on February 14.
00:19With no phone or money, he wandered for weeks surviving on water and whatever little help
00:24he found.
00:25On March 16, Ghazipur police found him in a distressed state on a highway, traced his
00:29family and informed them.
00:31The next day, his wife and relatives arrived, ending their month-long search across multiple
00:35cities.
00:36Overwhelmed, Vidyarama wept as he embraced the officer who helped him ring home.
00:45It's common for people to get lost in the Kumbh and in rare cases, they also get found.