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The world's biggest of humanity place yesterday on the banks of India's River Ganges. Up to 30 million people took part in a pilgrimage as the Kumbh Mela. Hindu devotees have been across India since the opening day of the festival on January the 14th. Then, just a modest eight million a dip in the holy waters at a town called Sangam. This is where the Ganges and Yamuna rivers . Up to 100 million people will make their way to Sangam to in the sacred waters during the 55-day event. This year is a special one, known as a Maha Kumbh Mela, which only once every 144 years. Hindus that in the rivers will their sins and bring salvation.

Security has particularly tight during this Kumbh Mela due to record numbers of attendees and the execution on Saturday of one of those who the Indian parliament in 2001. Kashmiri Afzal Guru was in the capital New Delhi for his part in the attack. Militants had to the Mela by a stampede. As a precaution, Indian police on thousands of extra officers to look for suspected terrorists. They also set up increased numbers of surveillance cameras. Meanwhile, a request went out to Indian celebrities to not visit the Mela at the busiest time. A police spokesman said the excitement by a leading Bollywood actor or a popular singer could have in a potentially deadly surge.