Hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers have gathered in the Indian city of Haridwar for one of the world's largest religious events.
It is going ahead despite the country recording more than 10 million coronavirus cases.
And there is concern over whether the city's medical facilities can handle what is to come.
Al Jazeera's Elizabeth Puranam reports from New Delhi.
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