World's largest religious gathering in India underway as hundreds of millions visit 45-day festival
The largest religious gathering in the world is taking place in India from Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. It is a significant test for ...
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.
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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 ...
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.
India orders probe into Kumbh festival stampede that killed dozens
PRAYAGRAJ, India – Indian authorities have ordered a probe into the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu festival that ...
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World's Largest Religious Gathering Begins
The Maha Kumbh festival is expected to include at least ... holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage last year. Hindu pilgrims gather at the confluence ...
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India kicks off Hindu festival touted as 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 ...
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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 ...