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Pandemic does not stop Kumbh Mela festival along Ganges River in India

Hindu pilgrims descended upon the banks of the Ganges River in northern India, despite the coronavirus pandemic, for the seven-week Kumbh Mela festival. One of the world’s largest religious gatherings, the festival regularly attracts millions who wade into the river as a religious rite. More than 150,000 Indian citizens have already died from COVID-19 and health authorities fear the festival may speed another wave of infections.