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Hindu Kumbh Mela Festival
Clip: 1/18/2013 | 1m 34s
The world’s largest religious festival attracts millions of Hindu pilgrims.
Maha Kumba Mela or Big Pitcher festival commemorates a story that describes the god Vishu’s fight with demons to gain possession of a golden pitcher containing the nectar of immortality. During the battle, some drops fell to the earth on the pilgrimage sites.
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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Hindu Kumbh Mela Festival
Clip: 1/18/2013 | 1m 34s
Maha Kumba Mela or Big Pitcher festival commemorates a story that describes the god Vishu’s fight with demons to gain possession of a golden pitcher containing the nectar of immortality. During the battle, some drops fell to the earth on the pilgrimage sites.
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