Prayagraj, India, Jan 13, 2025 (AFP) - India opens giant Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims

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Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the largest gathering of humanity. The millennia-old Kumbh Mela, a show of religious piety and ritual bathing -- and a logistical challenge of staggering proportions -- is held at the site where the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers meet. In the cool hours before sunrise, pil......

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