Maha Kumbh Mela: World’s largest religious gathering underway in India

The Maha Kumbh Mela has officially started in India, a celebration held once every 12 years drawing millions of devotees to the holy city of Prayagraj for a 45-day festival of spiritual significance and extraordinary scale.

Over the next six weeks, millions of Hindu pilgrims, mystics and holy men are expected at the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers in Prayagraj, where pilgrims will bathing in the waters believed to cleanse the soul and purify the spirit.

Organisers are expecting around 400 million visitors, making this the world’s biggest religious festival.

Pilgrims flock from all corners of the country to participate in this millennia-old tradition, hoping to cleanse their sins and break free from the cycle of reincarnation and rebirth. Hindus believe that a dip in the sacred waters brings salvation and liberation. (EU News)

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