India readies for 400 million pilgrims at mammoth festival
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India readies for 400 million pilgrims at mammoth festival
Beside India's holy rivers, a huge makeshift city is being built for a Hindu religious festival expected to be so vast that it will be seen from space.
Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathe in sacred waters as the Kumbh Mela festival opens, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the largest gathering of humanity. COMPLETES 36TM2AP
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