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Massive crowds join religious ceremony in India despite a spike in coronavirus cases

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Massive crowds join religious ceremony in India despite a spike in coronavirus cases
Massive crowds join religious ceremony in India despite a spike in coronavirus cases

Massive crowds gathered at India’s northern city of Haridwar to join the Kumbh Mela religious festival on Wednesday (April 14) despite an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases.

Massive crowds gathered at India’s northern city of Haridwar to join the Kumbh Mela religious festival on Wednesday (April 14) despite an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases.

The Kumbh Mela is a Hindu pilgrimage that is held every 12 years at sacred places, or river-ford sites, along the Ganges river.

This year the Indian government is expecting a total of 100 million people to take part in the festival.

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