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The largest religious gathering anywhere on earth gets under way, with tens of millions of Hindu pilgrims congregating in India to bathe in sacred rivers for the Kumbh Mela. IMAGES
Election officials at a polling station in the northern city of Shamli pack and seal electronic voting machines as the first of seven voting stages closes in the world's biggest election. IMAGES
Haridwar, Apr 14 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of pilgrims gathered on Wednesday to take a dip in the holy river of Ganga (Ganges) to mark the Kumbh religious fair.These fairs take place once every 12 years at each of these four locations: Prayag (Allahabad) and Haridwar along the Ganga, Ujjain along the river Kshipra and Nashik along the river Godavari. (Camera: STRINGER). SHOT LIST: INDIAN HOLY MEN OR NAGA SADHU AT THE DURING THE KUMBH MELA ROYAL BATH (SACRED HINDU PILGRIMAGE) AT HARIDWAR, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA.
Kolkata/Bangalore (India), Jan 16 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Piyal Adhikary/Jagadeesh Nv) India on Saturday launched what has been dubbed as the world's largest vaccination campaign against Covid-19, with some 3,000 centers in the country looking to administer the first dose to more than 300,000 health workers on its first day.The campaign, which began in all states and territories of the country, was launched in the morning by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi.FOOTAGE OF VACCINATION CENTRES IN KOLKATA AND BANGALORE.
A man in Bangalore is among the first in India to get vaccinated in the world's biggest coronavirus vaccine programmes. The Indian government has given approvals to two vaccines -- though one is yet to complete clinical trials -- aiming to inoculate around 300 million people by July. IMAGES
Bangalore/Mumbai/Dharamsala/New Delhi, Jan 15 (EFE/EPA).- India will begin on Saturday the world's largest inoculation drive to offer Covid-19 vaccine shots to 1.35 billion people in a campaign beset with logistic challenges, a fragile healthcare system, and skepticism over a homegrown immunogen.The pandemic tested the Indian authorities from the outset when on Mar.25 it imposed the largest confinement of people in history. (Camera: JAGADEESH NV/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI/SANJAY BAID/RAJAT GUPTA).SHOT LIST: PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF COVID-19 VACCINE ROLLOUT, IN BANGALORE, MUMBAI, DHARAMSALA, AND NEW DELHI, INDIA.
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