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What is Kumbh Mela and why is this Hindu festival important?

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Kumbh Mela is the world's biggest religious festival and humanity's largest gathering.

It attracts millions of Hindu pilgrims to sacred riverbanks in India .

The festival is deeply rooted in Hindu mythology and centres on the belief in the purifying power of sacred rivers.

Pilgrims bathe in these rivers, believing the ritual cleanses their sins and brings them closer to spiritual liberation.

The 2025 festival is expected to cover 4,000 hectares ( 40 sq km ). This will include: - 160,000 tents - 40,000 police and security officials - 15,000 sanitation workers - 99 parking lots for over half a million vehicles - 30 floating pontoon bridges over the river - 67,000 street lights - 150,000 toilets - 25,000 bins.

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