45-day Kumbh Mela festival begins in India

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In India, the largest festival of the world, Kumbh Mela, began, during which Hindus en masse pilgrimage to holy sites. Believers gather at Sangam, the confluence of three rivers (the Ganges, the Yamuna and the legendary Sarasvati), to make a holy ablution. About this reports Glavkom.

Only during the first day 22.5 million Indians plunged into the water. The festival will last 45 days.
According to forecasts, 150 million people are expected to swim, including a million foreign visitors. Believers are sure that bathing in holy water will cleanse them of their sins.

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