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India Kumbh Mela festival begins

On Monday thousands began bathing at the point where the Ganges and Yamuna rivers converge, with up to ten million more set to do so over the coming days.

The event, which takes place once every 12 years, is billed as the biggest gathering of humanity on Earth.

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