Pilgrims moving along the banks of the Ganges to bathe in the holy river at Har-Ki Pawi, considered by the Hindus to be the most sacred spot in the whole stretch of the river. This year, from March 13 to April 13, one full month, thousands of men, women, and children of India's vast Hindu population visited the Kumbh Mela, or Fair, at Hancar, with a bathe in the Ganges as one of the obieclives.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 108, 10 May 1938, Page 3
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75Pilgrims moving along the banks of the Ganges to bathe in the holy river at Har-Ki Pawi, considered by the Hindus to be the most sacred spot in the whole stretch of the river. This year, from March 13 to April 13, one full month, thousands of men, women, and children of India's vast Hindu population visited the Kumbh Mela, or Fair, at Hancar, with a bathe in the Ganges as one of the obieclives. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 108, 10 May 1938, Page 3
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