Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India's mega Hindu festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first of a series of major baths in the Maha Kumbh festival ...
How is India managing its Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest gathering?
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.
Millions Bathe in Holy Rivers as India Hosts the World’s Largest Religious Festival
Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first of a series of major baths in the Maha Kumbh festival,
Ash-smeared holy men lead India bathing spectacle
Ash-smeared naked Hindu holy men charged into India's most sacred river Ganges at dawn on the first most significant bathing day of the Kumbh Mela festival (also known as Mahakumb
Thousands of worshippers flock to Maha Kumbh bathing festival in India
Thousands of worshippers flocked to the Maha Kumbh bathing festival in India. At least 450 million devotees are expected to participate in the holy dip at Triveni Sangam, marking the beginning of the 45-day festival in Uttar Pradesh,
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Millions perform bathing ritual on day two of India's Mahakumbh Mela
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Naked ash-smeared ascetics to lead India bathing spectacle
Tuesday's bathing rituals, called the Shahi Snan - or the royal bath - will see the ascetics arrive in batches at the Sangam ...
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