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Kumbh Mela Officially Begins in India

The famous pilgrimage is believed to be the biggest religious gathering on earth

Kumbh Mela Begins in India

Largest Religious Festival Begins
Largest Religious Festival Begins
Largest Religious Festival Begins
Kumbh Mela: Largest Religious Festival
Kumbh Mela: Largest Religious Festival
Kumbh Mela: Largest Religious Festival
Kumbh Mela: Largest Religious Festival
Kumbh Mela: Largest Religious Festival
Kumbh Mela: Largest Religious Festival
Kumbh Mela: Largest Religious Festival
Kumbh Mela: Largest Religious Festival
Kumbh Mela: Largest Religious Festival
Kumbh Mela: Largest Religious Festival
Kumbh Mela: Largest Religious Festival
Kumbh Mela: Largest Religious Festival
Kumbh Mela: Largest Religious Festival
Kumbh Mela: Largest Religious Festival
An Indian Hindu priest offers blessings to devotees at Sangam at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Jan. 15, 2013. (Kevin Frayer/AP Photo)
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