Dreadlocked Indian ascetics among 35 million who take holy dip in Maha Kumbh festival
By Saurabh Sharma PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) -Naked Hindu ascetics smeared in holy ash charged into the waters of sacred rivers in India on Tuesday, part of a large crowd of 35 million devotees who took the holy dip on the second day of the Maha Kumbh Mela,
What to Know About the Hindu Festival Billed as the World’s Largest Religious Gathering
Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart what is being touted as the world’s largest religious gathering.
Millions take dip in rivers at Kumbh festival
PRAYAGRAJ: Naked Hindu ascetics smeared in holy ash charged into the waters of “sacred rivers” in India on Tuesday, part of a large crowd of 35 million devotees who took the holy dip on the second day of the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, seeking absolution from their sins.
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
India began on Monday its Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, which is expected to draw more than 400 million visitors to the northern city of Prayagraj over six weeks, making for the largest gathering of humanity in the world.
Dreadlocked ascetics take ‘royal bath’ in holy festival
Scores of naked Hindu ascetics smeared in holy ash charged into the water of holy rivers in northern India yesterday, dreadlocks flying, during the first “royal bath” of the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival.
Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
Touted as an event for spiritual purificationin Hinduism, Kumbh Mela takes place approximately every 12 years at four locations -.Kumbh Mela, Maha Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj Kumbh Mela, Haridwar Kumbh Mela,
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.
World’s largest religious festival kicks off in India
Drone video shows thousands of devotees bathing in sacred waters as the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher, begins in Prayagraj, India. The celebration is expected to draw 400 million visitors.
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India to open giant Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims
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