Kumbh 2019: 14 spectacular photos from India's legendary Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious festival

• India has kicked off the ‘Ardh’ Kumbh Mela 2019, expected to be the world’s largest religious gathering with over 130 million visitors
  
• The Ardh Kumbh or ‘half’ Kumbh Mela is held every six years at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical river Saraswati.
  
• This year’s Kumbh Mela is being held at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, promising to be a huge source of tourist revenue for the state
  

Millions of people have gathered at Prayagraj in the India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh for Kumbh Mela, the country’s iconic Hindu festival that is celebrated every six years, for what is likely the largest religious gathering in the world.
Here are some pictures from the on-going Kumbh Mela 2019-