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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‘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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Maha Kumbh 2025: 600 million pilgrims take holy dip
This year’s event set to be largest in Kumbh Mela history Pilgrims take a holy dip in Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, on the occasion of Maghi Purnima ...
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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 ...