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Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

At least 30 people have died during India's Kumbh Mela festival ... trampling devotees waiting to take the dip in the river. Devotees believe bathing there cleanses sins and leads to salvation.