印度恆河朝聖淨身

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In Allahabad, northern India, a megacity of millions is sprouting up at the confluence of the Yamuna and Ganges rivers. For millennia, Hindu devotees have flocked to these holy banks to participate in a ritual cleansing known as the Kumbh Mela; this year’s Maha Kumbh Mela is a particularly auspicious iteration in cycles of these pilgrimages, which occur four times every 12 years. In 2001, nearly 70 million flocked to the Ganges' shores here.

阿拉巴哈德位於印度北方，是個人口超過一百萬的大城市。一千年以來，印度教教徒都會湧進亞穆納和恆河的交匯點，進行「卡梅拉」 (Kumbh Mela)淨身儀式。近日，許多民眾也紛紛進入此處。今年的淨身儀式特別吉利，剛巧碰上每三年才舉辦一次的神聖典禮。2001年時，將近7億人湧進恆河岸邊。