Millions attend Hindu festival
Tens of millions of Hindus have gathered on the banks of holy rivers in India for the main bathing day of the Kumbh Mela festival - one of the biggest religious gatherings in the world.
Crowds wait for first light on the banks of the Ganges
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Millions bathe in Ganges for Hindu cleansing festival
The Kumbh Mela will see up to 100 million Hindus assembling over the next two months to take a holy bath in the Ganges River in India.
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India to host the largest religious event in the world
Tomorrow sees the start of the Maha Kumbh Mela - a mass Hindu pilgrimage and the biggest religious event in the world.