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how India plans to keep 400 million pilgrims safe at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival

  • Written by Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Risk & Resilience, UNSW Sydney

Imagine a gathering so large it dwarfs any concert, festival, or sporting event you’ve ever seen. In the Kumbh Mela, a religious festival held in India, millions of Hindu pilgrims come together to bathe in rivers considered sacred.

This year more than 400 million people are expected to attend the Kumbh Mela in the city of Prayagraj across 48...

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