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News24 | TAKE A LOOK | The largest gathering ever, Hindu festival Kumbh Mela, begins in IndiaSome 400 million people are expected for the fair, which ends on 26 January.
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 Hindu holy men and devotees gather on the second day of India's giant and millenia-old Kumbh Mela festival. Organisers expect 400 million people to attend the event, which began on January 13 and will run until February 26.

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