{"id":209965,"date":"2025-01-13T12:03:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T12:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/kumbh-mela-the-worlds-largest-religious-gathering-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T12:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T12:03:59","slug":"kumbh-mela-the-worlds-largest-religious-gathering-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/kumbh-mela-the-worlds-largest-religious-gathering-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumbh Mela: The world&#8217;s largest religious gathering | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/81xGseO-r7s\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Kumbh Mela: The world's largest religious gathering | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/81xGseO-r7s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s being billed as the biggest gathering of humanity in history. More than 400 million Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in India&#8217;s Maha Kumbh Mela religious festival.<br \/>\nThe celebration is held every 12 years in the city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh state, where the Ganges and Yamuna rivers meet. Hindus believe that ritual bathing helps them gain salvation. 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