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This Indian Festival Hosts More Pilgrims Than the Population of the U.S.
India’s Maha Kumbh pilgrimage is drawing to a close after hosting more people than the population of the United States over six weeks. The festival is centered on ritual bathing that pilgrims believe ...
The New York Times28d
Have You Seen This Pilgrim? Lost in the Throngs of the Kumbh Mela.
A lost pilgrim. Organizers said it could be easy to get separated from loved ones in the crowds at the event, which was expected to draw about 400 million people over six weeks. They had little ...
The Independent28d
Ten Hindu pilgrims killed in highway crash on way to Maha Kumbh festival
"The news of the death of many people in a road accident on Mirzapur highway in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, is extremely sad," she said on X. The accident was just the latest involving pilgrims to ...
Wall Street Journal19d
This Indian Festival Hosts More Pilgrims Than the Population of the U.S.
India’s Maha Kumbh pilgrimage is drawing to a close after hosting more people than the population of the United States over six weeks. The festival is centered on ritual bathing that pilgrims ...