Every 12 years, India builds this megacity—then tears it down
The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over.
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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 ... they fill bottles with water from the holy river for their relatives at ...
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India's Kumbh Mela ends after welcoming 650m pilgrims over 45 days
Starting on Jan. 13, pilgrims and spiritual seekers from across the world converged at Prayagraj, a city in the northern Uttar Pradesh state, and bathed at a confluence of three holy rivers ...
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‘You need a bath after the bath’: World’s largest religious gathering wraps up after 600 million devotees take holy dip
Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, ...
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Ten Hindu pilgrims killed in highway crash on way to Maha Kumbh festival
The car was carrying pilgrims from central Chattisgarh state’s Korba city to take a “holy bath” at the Kumbh ... the confluence of holy rivers in Prayagraj, during the festival, according ...