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Hindu pilgrims undergo Covid testing ahead of Gangasagar Mela festival, as cases in India rise / V00
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Hindu devotees undergo obligatory Covid-19 testing in order to attend the annual Gangasagar Mela festival, which will go ahead despite fears that the vast gathering could spread coronavirus infections in India, experiencing an Omicron-driven surge in cases. Taking place on an island at the point where the holy river Ganges enters the Bay of Bengal, pilgrims who test negative must remain at a transit camp in Babughat, Kolkata before being allowed to board a ferry in a few days. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES