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The Maha Kumbh Mela is a major spiritual festival held every twelve years at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, India, with significant astrological importance. It offers karmic cleansing, planetary ...

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Millions of people have taken a holy bath at the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela (also known as Mahakumbh) - described as humanity's biggest gathering - in northern India's Prayagraj city on Monday.