It is not possible to independently verify the mind-boggling figure -- more than the population of the United States and Canada combined -- which is a staggering statistic even for the world’s most populous nation of 1.4 billion people.
The Kumbh Mela, a six-week-long Hindu celebration of prayer and bathing held every 12 years in the northern city of Prayagraj, has more than two weeks yet to run, ending on February 26.
Modi’s close ally Yogi Adityanath, also from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is a firebrand monk and chief minister of Utter Pradesh state, where the festival is taking place.
But that did not prevent a deadly stampede on January 29 that killed at least 30 people and injured 90 others.
Officials insisted for hours that no one was seriously injured, despite graphic television footage from the scene.
Pilgrims believe that the ritual bathing helps them attain salvation.
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