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India's mass bathing festival turns water sour at 'holy' river
India's mass bathing festival turned the water sour at the 'holy' river, as pollution and waste tainted the area during the ...
No faecal bacteria in Kumbh Mela river waters, says minister
The chief minister of India's Uttar Pradesh state has rejected a government report that found high levels of contamination in ...
Along the banks of India's holy river during the Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest festival in the world
Every 12 years, hundreds of millions of Hindu pilgrims gather in northern India for a ritual bath at the confluence of the ...
High levels of faecal bacteria found in river Ganges as millions take Kumbh dip
As per the latest recorded data on 4 February, faecal coliform levels in the Ganges surged after a major bathing event at the ...
Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India
The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of water in a clockwise swirl. Others surround him, with some holding the ...
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A look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years
Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India PRAYAGRAJ, India -- Several ...
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India's environmental watchdog flags elevated fecal matter levels in Ganga, Yamuna at Mahakumbh
The NGT referred to a report filed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). In the report, the CPCB flagged the high ...
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No faecal bacteria in Kumbh Mela river, says minister
The Kumbh Mela (also known as Mahakumbh) – is held once every 12 years. Hindus believe that taking a dip at Sangam – the ...