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Updated 24 Jan 01, 06:45 PM EST 25 Jan 01, 07:45 AM HKT

Faith, madness, magic mix at sacred Hindu festival

Millions of Hindu pilgrims scrambled toward the Ganges on Tuesday to fulfill lifelong ambitions of bathing in the holy river at the blessed time, drawn by an auspicious planetary arrangement their priests say occurs only once in 144 years.

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