Devotees take final holy dip of India's Kumbh Mela festival
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Devotees take final holy dip of India's Kumbh Mela festival
Huge crowds cover the shores of the Indian Ganges river as devotees take a final sacred dip of the Kumbh Mela festival.
According to the Uttar Pradesh state government, more than 640 million people took part in the festival, flocking to the northern city of Prayargraj over the course of six weeks.
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