Chanting and bathing in the chilly waters of the Ganga (Ganges) river marks the start of the 2010 Meha Kumbh Mela.
Between this night of January 14, and April 30, 2010
this will become the largest gathering of humans ever
in history, occuring only once in 12 years.
By the end of this Meha Kumbh Mela, about
50,000,000 pilgrims will have visited the ancient and
holy city of Haridwar,
