Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, as the world’s largest religious gathering wrapped up Wednesday in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
As per the latest recorded data on 4 February, faecal coliform levels in the Ganges surged after a major bathing event at the Maha Kumbh Mela, reaching 11,000 units per 100 millilitres near Shastri Bridge and 7,900 units per 100 millilitres at Sangam – far above the safe limit of 2,500 units per 100 millilitres.
The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest spiritual gathering, ended on Wednesday. Over six weeks, more than 400 million people visited the Indian city of Prayagraj to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers,
The morning walkers loitering in the area, suspicious of the effort with which the two women were dragging the trolley bag, apprehended them.
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Bollywood celebrities, including Raveena Tandon and her daughter Rasha Thadani, attended the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. Captured in viral videos with Katrina Kaif, they performed rituals by the Ganges.
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