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It was a sacred day in the six-week Hindu festival, and authorities expected a record 100 million devotees to engage in a ritual bath at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers.

Maha Kumbh Festival is the largest religious festival in the world. Around 100 million Hundi devotees from around the world were expected to visit.