The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over.

Hosting the world's largest religious gathering comes with big environmental challenges. However, spiritual leaders in India ...

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The values of “inclusivity and social dialogue” embodied in the Kumbh Mela in India are essential in the contemporary world, UNESCO’s South Asia director Tim Curtis said on Wednesday. Kumbh Mela was ...

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This Maha Kumbh has seen more than 50 crore visitors, more than the population of the world, if one leaves India and China ...

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