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ALLAHABAD: Sitting in a corner of the ‘Bhoole Bhatke Shivir’, 72-year-old Vindhyawati’s eyes scan the entrance to the tent every few minutes. The people who man the Bhoole Bhatke Shivir now have technology to help them re-unite families.A pilgrim was kind enough to bring Vindhyawati to the tent. Later during the day, a police team accompanied Vindhyawati to Satna.Camps like Bhoole Bhatke Shivir are run using carefully-maintained manual records, but computerization is also helping. In the 2007 Ardh Kumbh, over 23,000 people were similarly reunited.Organiser of Bhoole Bhatke Shivir, Umesh Tiwari said, “Once inside our camps, volunteers offer lost pilgrims food and blankets.It could take days to find their families.” By then, 14 crore pilgrims had taken part in the holy dip at the Ganga from the day the Mela began on January 15..