Hindu devotees from Madhya Pradesh walk towards the banks of the Ganges river as they arrive with their belongings before the Maha Kumbh Mela. More than 100 million pilgrims from India and abroad are expected to attend the 55-day festival, said Devesh Chaturvedi, a government official Illustration: Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
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