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Traditional Melas have been held across South Asia – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal for countless years. The world’s biggest Mela is the Maha Kumbh Mela (held every 12 years), which attracted around 60 million people in 2001 – and is the largest gathering of people in the history of the world and visible from outer space!
