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Kumbh Mela: Massive clean up after India’s Hindu mega-festival ends

  • Massive sanitation drive has been underway since the six-week gala drew to a close last week in the northern city of Prayagraj
  • The Kumbh Mela is the single biggest milestone on the Hindu religious calendar, staged every 12 years
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18 dead in India stampede to catch trains to Kumbh Mela mega-festival

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Ten million Indians take holy dip on key day of Kumbh Mela festival

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Unfazed devotees shrug off stampede at India mega-festival

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15 dead in India after stampede at Hindu mega-festival

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India uses AI to avoid stampedes at gathering of 400 million pilgrims

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India readies for mammoth Hindu festival of 400 million pilgrims

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India readies for 400 million pilgrims at mammoth Kumbh Mela festival

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