{"id":71,"date":"2010-04-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2010\/04\/millions-converge-on-ganges-for-hindu-festival.html"},"modified":"2010-04-15T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-15T07:00:00","slug":"millions-converge-on-ganges-for-hindu-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2010\/04\/millions-converge-on-ganges-for-hindu-festival.html","title":{"rendered":"Millions of Hindus Converge on Ganges for Kumbh Mela 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was the culmination of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Holistic-Living\/2010\/02\/Kumbh-Mela.aspx\">Kumbh Mela 2010,<\/a> a Hindu festival that draws millions of pilgrims to the Ganges River over a three-month period. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/04\/15\/world\/asia\/15india.html\">The New York Times reported <\/a>that an estimated&nbsp;10 million people entered the water on Wednesday,&nbsp;creating serious safety concerns, including seven deaths during a procession stampede; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/nation-world\/3-drown-in-river-460535.html\">the Associated Press <\/a>confirmed three drowning deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The religious festival continues until April 28, but yesterday was one of the most auspicious dates of this cycle. For more on this story,&nbsp;here are some articles from the Indian media:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/beta.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/article397373.ece\">1.45-crore people take dip in the Ganga<\/a> (The Hindu) <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/At-least-7-killed-in-Kumbh-stampede\/articleshow\/5800088.cms\">At least 7 killed in Kumbh stampede <\/a>(The Times of India)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/News-Feed\/uttarpradesh\/4-dead-dozen-wounded-in-stampede\/Article1-531237.aspx\">Stampede at Khumb kills 7, probe ordered <\/a>(The Hindustan Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">*<a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=beliefnet\/beliefbeat\">Click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>subscribe to Belief Beat<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/a>and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/beliefbeat\">click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>follow Belief Beat on Twitter<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was the culmination of Kumbh Mela 2010, a Hindu festival that draws millions of pilgrims to the Ganges River over a three-month period. 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