India opens the world’s largest Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims • FRANCE 24 English

The Kumbh Mela festival in India opened on Monday, with vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims participating in ritual baths at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers. Organisers anticipate the world’s largest human gathering, expecting about 400 million attendees.
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30 comments
  1. For all those westerners who think this is crazy! 400 million even if they spend 100INR each, the revenue generated will be 400million Great Britain pounds! But on average each person will spend no less than 3-5 pounds each from transport tickets to food, toys for kids, clothes! That’s 1.2 to 1.6 Billion Great Britain pounds out of river water! That’s Great India for you 🤑

  2. This mahakumbh has come after 144 years and Next will comes in next decades after 144 years .Especially this generation of hindu religion is very grateful that they get the chance to witness this .

  3. Saraswati River is real disappears at source after flowing some distance stays underground on her path. Please Go to Gangotri to witness Saraswati, Anchor Mademoiselle Merci Beaucoup Encore Tres Bien 🙏

  4. It's not to get rid of sin as we ain't born sinners like christianity say but it's to wear off negativity within ourselves, the inner dirt on our intellect in this materialistic world to gain some spiritual consciousness And the river is said to have a drop of "Amrit" (nectar of immortality) fallen during samundra-manthan, making it auspicious, sacred & pure.

  5. hey..correct your pronounciation..its Ganga Ji…not Ganji.. and Our sacred Saraswati river is not mythical..If you don't know about our culture.. don't talk about it..nd if u wanna talk..first go nd learn about it

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