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Devotees take final holy dip in Ganges at India's Kumbh Mela / 36YP2LH
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India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers say have been attended by hundreds of millions of devotees.
Despite two deadly stampedes that killed dozens, the festival in the northern city of Prayagraj has been hailed as a triumph by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party, bolstering its carefully cultivated image as a steward of Hindu resurgence and prosperity. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES