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 ...
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10 million Indians take holy dip on key day of Kumbh Mela festival
LUCKNOW – More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India ...
What is Kumbh Mela and why is this Hindu festival important?
The event is deeply rooted in Hindu mythology and centres on the belief in the purifying power of sacred rivers. Pilgrims ...
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Once-every-144-years festival transforms Indian city
People from all walks of life will come together at the sacred point where the Ganges and Yamuna rivers meet the (mythical) Saraswati River. With prayers in their hearts, millions will step into ...
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In pictures: India's Kumbh Mela festival draws millions to the banks of the Ganges
GalleryAccording to the Indian government ... The flow of the Ganges symbolizes amrita, and celebrations take place around the river. The main event of the festival is the immersion in the ...
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At Least 30 Dead and Many More Hurt in Stampede at Huge Hindu Festival in India
People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges ... festival in the Indian city of Prayagraj, rushed to bathe in holy ...
Deadly stampede kills 30, injures dozens, at Maha Kumbh Hindu festival in northern India
Authorities had expected a record 100 million people to visit Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh, or "festival of the Sacred Pitcher", on Wednesday.
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Ten million Indians take holy dip on key day of Kumbh Mela festival
A devotee offers prayers as he takes a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers with the mythical invisible Saraswati river, to mark Maghi Purnima, one of the auspicious days ...