Prayagraj, India, Jan 14, 2025 (AFP) - India's Hindu pilgrims: a sea of humanity at Kumbh Mela

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2025-01-14

Millions of Hindu pilgrims are gathering in India to bathe in sacred waters for the six-week-long Kumbh Mela festival -- from the very old to babies, cave-dwelling monks to science teachers. The millennia-old Kumbh Mela, a show of religious piety and ritual bathing -- and a logistical challenge of staggering proportions -- is held in the northern city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh state. Organisers are expecting 400 million people at the festival......

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