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.
Worshippers gather in Allahabad for Hindu pilgrimage
Millions of Hindu worshippers are gathering in the northern Indian city of Allahabad to celebrate the Kumbh Mela pilgrimage.
The holy festival is celebrated every 12 years in the city, which marks the point where three holy rivers converge.
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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.