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                                                            Alarm rises in India over Covid-19 risks as crowds return to malls and rail stationsDelhi's top mall saw a footfall of 19,000 people last weekend- as soon as it reopened 
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                                                            Modi appeals to keep Hindu festival symbolic as India’s Covid-19 infections surgeCriticism mounts over Indian govt’s handling of the health crisis with shortage of beds, oxygen cylinders & vaccines 
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                                                            Top seer at India religious mega-festival dies from Covid-19Festival of Kumbh Mela has long rung alarm bells among health experts who say it could turn into a ‘super-spreader’ 
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                                                            Lost and usually found at humanity's biggest gathering in IndiaA dusty maze of tents the size of Manhattan thronging with millions from January until March 
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                                                            55 million devotees for busiest days of Hindu mega festivalMauni Amavasya, or new moon day, on Monday, is the most auspicious day of the 48-day Kumbh Mela 
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                                                            India's transgenders take first Kumbh Mela dipAfter decades of fighting India's conservative laws to put transgenders on a par with the rest of society 
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                                                            Hindus gather in India for world's largest festivalKumbh Mela is recognised as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2017 
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                                                            15 spectacular pictures of the sacred Kumbh MelaThe occasion has come to be known as one of the most sacred occasions in the Hindu faith 
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                                                            India bans selfies at Kumbh MelaBan will be imposed on the days when people bathe in the sacred Godavari River 
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                                                            Tens of thousands take holy dip at India's Kumbh MelaOrganisers have increased safety measures in a bid to avoid a repeat of deadly stampede at the same venue 12 years ago 
 
    











