World's largest religious gathering in India underway as hundreds of millions visit 45-day festival
The 45-day festival, which began Jan. 13, is the largest gathering of humanity in the world. It is expected to draw ...
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India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering, by the numbers
400 million people — more than the population of the United States — are expected to throng the festival. That is around 200 times the 2 million pilgrims who were in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj ...
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Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival
The number of people is more than the population of the United States and around 200 times the 2 million pilgrims who were in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage last year. The festival ...
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian holy city of Prayagraj on Wednesday.
Millions of Hindus at India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival take holy dip a day after fatal stampede
More than nine million people took a "holy dip" at the confluence of three sacred rivers. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world's largest religious gathering
That is around 200 times the 2 million pilgrims that arrived in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage last year. The festival is a big test for ...