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World's largest religious festival gets under way in India

India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering

Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival, which is being touted as the world's largest religious gathering.

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World's Largest Religious Gathering Begins

Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have flocked to the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the world's largest religious gathering. The Maha Kumbh festival is expected to include at least 400 million people—more than the population of the United States—according to officials.

The Week UK on MSN · 1d

Maha Kumbh Mela: world's largest religious festival gets under way in India

Over the coming 45 days, an estimated 400 million Hindus are expected to come together for Maha Kumbh Mela. The festival is held every 12 years but the "Maha" or grand Kumbh Mela takes place only every 144 years, "marking the 12th Kumbh Mela and a special celestial alignment of the sun, moon and Jupiter", said The Guardian.

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Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India's mega Hindu festival

Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims are taking dips in sacred rivers in the first of a series of major baths in the Maha Kumbh festival, the largest religious congregati

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India opens giant Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims

Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathed in sacred waters as the Kumbh Mela festival opened on Monday, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the world's largest gathering

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AP PHOTOS: Tens of millions of Hindu devotees make do with little at Maha Kumbh festival

The massive, fluted tree trunks are painted with bright colorful patterns signaling Prayagraj’s preparation for the 45-day Maha Kumbh festival, during which tens of millions are expected to visit. Hindu devotees will keep arriving in the north Indian city from across the country to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges,

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Nearly 15M Hindus Take a Dip in Freezing Water To Celebrate Festival That Happens Every 12 Years

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