The year also witnessed a show like no other as the world’s largest gathering took place in the northern city of Allahabad on 11 February. Several million people bathed at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers during the two-month long Kumbh Mela festival. The event, held every 12 years, is billed as the biggest gathering on Earth and attracts Nagas (naked holy men), assorted gurus and tourists from all over the world. And finally, India‘s Bollywood celebrated 100 years of Indian cinema in 2013.
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