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Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take a dip in the holy Ganges river to mark the beginning of Kumbh Mela- the world’s largest religious gathering – amid fears of coronavirus pandemic. Pilgrims from across India plunged into the sacred river at designated spots in the northern city of Haridwar, where the current mega event is being held. The number of pilgrims attending is expected to reach millions. IMAGES
Haridwar, Apr 12 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Indian pilgrims Monday gathered and took holy dip during a mass Hindu pilgrimage in Northern India, a ritual that takes place after every twelve years and rotates among four locations.SHOT LIST: INDIAN PILGRIMS TAKE HOLY DIP IN GANGA RIVER DURING THE KUMBH MELA PILGRIMAGE IN HARIDWAR, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA.
Haridwar, Apr 14 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of pilgrims gathered on Wednesday to take a dip in the holy river of Ganga (Ganges) to mark the Kumbh religious fair.These fairs take place once every 12 years at each of these four locations: Prayag (Allahabad) and Haridwar along the Ganga, Ujjain along the river Kshipra and Nashik along the river Godavari. (Camera: STRINGER). SHOT LIST: INDIAN HOLY MEN OR NAGA SADHU AT THE DURING THE KUMBH MELA ROYAL BATH (SACRED HINDU PILGRIMAGE) AT HARIDWAR, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA.
Kolkata, Jan 13 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Hindu pilgrims on Wednesday gather for an annual holy dip in the icy cold waters of an island in eastern India to mark the end of winter solstice, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Hindu devotees every year during this time bathe in what they believe sacred waters of the Ganga Sagar island that marks the point where the Ganges river, considered holy by Hindus, meets the sea.The pilgrims now gather for the Ganga Sagar festival that begins on Jan. 13 at the island, located some 130 kilometers (81 miles) south of Kolkata, in the Ganges delta. Ganga Sagar is one of India's most coveted pilgrimages and every year millions of devout Hindus travel to the Gangasagar fair - the largest annual gathering of devotees in India and the second largest overall among Hindus, after the Kumbh Mela - on the Sagar Island, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: GOVERNMENT HEALTH STAFF COLLECT SWAB OF A HINDU PILGRIMS FOR A COVID-19 RAPID TEST AT A TEMPORARY HOSPITAL NEAR THE BAY OF BENGAL AT SAGAR ISLAND, AND PILGRIMS ARRIVING FOR THE SECOND DAY OF GANGA SAGAR FAIR ON SAGAR ISLAND, SOUTH OF KOLKATA, INDIA.
Tens of thousands of Hindus take a dip in an Indian river during a festival, believing it will cleanse them of their sins. Yiming Woo reports.
Thousands of Hindu devotees take a dip in the waters of a reservoir on the banks of India's sacred Godavari river. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Thousands of Hindu devotees take a dip in the waters of a reservoir on the banks of India's sacred Godavari river. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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