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Graphics: Visualizing the scale of the Maha Kumbh festival

Residents inspect the damage to a house in Shahkot Village, Neelum Valley, Pakistani Kashmir.

The Reuters graphics team used flower petals to visualize the number of people (663 million) who attended India's Maha Kumbh festival.

The festival was the "largest congregation in human history for any religious, cultural, or social event," according to a statement by the government of Uttar Pradesh, where it takes place.

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