The World’s Largest Human Gathering Begins in India
About 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe are expected to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s biggest display of unity.
India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering
Millions of Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on earth
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.
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India's Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is set to be the world's largest gathering of humanity, with 400 million visitors expected at the six-week event that began this week in the northern city of Prayagraj.
World’s largest religious festival kicks off in India
Drone video shows thousands of devotees bathing in sacred waters as the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher, begins in Prayagraj, India. The celebration is expected to draw 400 million visitors.
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