Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India have been bathing in sacred waters as the world's largest human gathering, the Kumbh Mela festival, opened. Organisers are expecting 400 million people to assemble over six weeks. The millennia-old Kumbh Mela, a show of religious piety and ritual bathing, is held at the site where the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers meet. 🎥Jalees ANDRABI Asma HAFIZ UTTAR PRADESH STATE INFORMATION DEPARTMENT #india #kumbhmela | AFP News Agency