The main day of bathing is taking place at India's Kumbh Mela, with more than 30 million pilgrims expected to take a dip at the confluence of India's Ganges and Yamuna rivers.
This is the most auspicious of six bathing days at the event, billed as the biggest human gathering.
More than eight million took to the waters on the opening day, 14 January
This is the most auspicious of six bathing days at the event, billed as the biggest human gathering.
More than eight million took to the waters on the opening day, 14 January
Number expected to bathe: 100 million
Number of days: 55
Area: 20 sq km (4,932 acres)
Drinking water: 80 million litres
Toilets: 35,000
Doctors: 243
Police: 30,000
Number united at lost-and-found centre since 14 January: 40,000
Number treated at 14 hospitals: 152,326
Number of days: 55
Area: 20 sq km (4,932 acres)
Drinking water: 80 million litres
Toilets: 35,000
Doctors: 243
Police: 30,000
Number united at lost-and-found centre since 14 January: 40,000
Number treated at 14 hospitals: 152,326
I saw a TV program about the last one and the figures are staggering. They basically build one of the worlds most populous cities and then dismantle it when its finished.
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