Thousands of Hindus Gather for Religious Festival Despite Omicron Wave

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In an annual tradition, tens of thousands of Hindu worshippers have arrived at the Ganges River as part of the Kumbh Mela – the largest pilgrimage on Earth.

The holy event went ahead as planned, despite rising concerns about the Omicron variant in India and the risk of the mass gatherings with no social distancing alongside the low vaccination rate among the adult population.

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