books.google.com - Today the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, is not merely a major Hindu religious pilgrimage but the largest religious gathering in the world. In 2001, according to the government of Uttar Pradesh, 30 million pilgrims were drawn to the confluence of the rivers Ganga and Yamuna on the most auspicious day...http://books.google.com/books/about/Pilgrimage_and_Power.html?id=MALacgnsroMC&q=Commissioner&utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePilgrimage and Power