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Crowd Management + Facial Recognition

For One of India's Largest Temples (High-Density Festival Event)

3M+
Annual Visitors
52%
Congestion Reduction
17
Missing Persons Found
90.3%
FR Accuracy

Executive Summary

Project Scope

  • Crowd intelligence across 3 million annual visitors
  • Facial recognition for VIP, blacklist, and missing-person alerts
  • Live density maps + real-time movement prediction

Key Outcomes

  • Crowd congestion reduced by 52%
  • VIP movement secured without disruption
  • 17 missing persons identified in 3 days

Impact at a Glance

14 → 6
Congestion Events Per Day
3h → 1.7h
Average Queue Time
17 Reunited
Missing Persons in 3 Days

The Challenge

The temple faced severe crowd congestion during peak religious events, with significant safety risks.

Operational Issues

  • Narrow corridors with surging footfall
  • Manual monitoring insufficient for crowd prediction
  • Frequent stampede-risk situations
  • Difficulty tracking missing persons in dense crowds

AI-Powered Deployment

1

Phase 1: Camera & Sensor Integration

  • 180 cameras connected across temple premises
  • Edge AI models deployed onsite
  • Heatmap-based movement modeling introduced
2

Phase 2: Facial Recognition Intelligence

  • Blacklist matching for security threats
  • Missing-person workflows and alerts
  • VIP onboarding and fast-lane tracking

Technical Capabilities

Density heatmaps
Movement prediction
Facial recognition (90.3%)
Blacklist matching
Missing person alerts
VIP tracking
Crowd flow analysis
Stampede prevention

Infrastructure

Cameras180 connected
ProcessingEdge AI devices
Power BackupUPS-backed continuous video

Performance Impact

Crowd Density Management

Congestion Events/Day
Before: 14
After: 6
Average Queue Time
Before: 3 hrs
After: 1.7 hrs

Facial Recognition Outcomes

17
Missing persons reunited
7
Blacklist alerts actioned
42
VIP visits secured without disruption

Stakeholder Feedback

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Our festival crowd management became world-class. We prevented disasters.

EO
Temple Board Executive Officer
One of India's Largest Temples

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