New Delhi, Jan 10, 2025 (AFP) - India readies for mammoth Hindu festival of 400 million pilgrims

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2025-01-10

The world's largest gathering of humanity begins in India on Monday with the opening of the Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu festival organisers expect to attract up to 400 million pilgrims. Organisers say the scale of preparations for the Kumbh Mela is akin to setting up a temporary country from scratch -- in this case, one more populous than the United States and Canada combined. "Some 350 to 400 million devotees are going to visit the mela, so you......

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