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[[File:NorthIndiaCircuit 250.jpg|right|270px|thumb|The [[Triveni Sangam]], or the intersection of [[Yamuna River]] and [[Ganges River]] and the mythical [[Sarasvati River|Saraswati River]], where devotees perform rituals, and the site of the great baths during [[Kumbh Mela]]]] | [[File:NorthIndiaCircuit 250.jpg|right|270px|thumb|The [[Triveni Sangam]], or the intersection of [[Yamuna River]] and [[Ganges River]] and the mythical [[Sarasvati River|Saraswati River]], where devotees perform rituals, and the site of the great baths during [[Kumbh Mela]]]] | ||
[[Kumbh Mela]] is a major [[Hindu]] religious festival that is celebrated every three years in four rotating places. The 2013 event was considered a Maha Kumbh Mela, which comes around only once every 144 years. It lasted 55 days and was expected to be attended by 100 million pilgrims, making it the largest temporary gathering of people in the world at that time. A temporary city covering an area larger than [[Athens]] was set up to accommodate the crowds.<ref name="reuters">{{cite news |url=http://in.reuters.com/article | [[Kumbh Mela]] is a major [[Hindu]] religious festival that is celebrated every three years in four rotating places. The 2013 event was considered a Maha Kumbh Mela, which comes around only once every 144 years. It lasted 55 days and was expected to be attended by 100 million pilgrims, making it the largest temporary gathering of people in the world at that time. A temporary city covering an area larger than [[Athens]] was set up to accommodate the crowds.<ref name="reuters">{{cite news |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/kumbh-mela-stampede-allahabad-update-idINDEE91907I20130211 |title=Allahabad stampede kills 36 Kumbh Mela pilgrims |newspaper=Reuters |date=2013-02-11 |access-date=2013-02-12}}</ref> Sunday, 10 February was considered the most auspicious day, and 30 million people descended to Allahabad to bathe at the [[confluence]] of the [[Yamuna]] and the [[Ganges]] rivers.<ref name="reuters"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21395425 |title=India's Kumbh Mela festival holds most auspicious day |newspaper=BBC |date=2013-02-11 |access-date=2013-02-12}}</ref> | ||
==The stampede== | ==The stampede== | ||