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A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

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Prayagraj, India — A pre-dawn stampede at the world's largest religious ... The six-week Kumbh Mela is the single biggest ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and ...

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias PRAYAGRAJ, India -- The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of people ...

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Sacred Strokes of Color on Foreheads Are a Major Display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh Festival PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of ...