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title: "Is the Maha Kumbh mela the largest religious gathering in the world, or that of the Hajj to Mecca?"  
description: "Is the Maha Kumbh mela the largest religious gathering in the world, or that of the Hajj to Mecca?"  
author: "Akash Ahlawat"  
published: 2018-05-30  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43437/is-the-maha-kumbh-mela-the-largest-religious-gathering-in-the-world-or-that-of-the-hajj-to-mecca  
category: "indian culture"  
tags: ["kumbh mela", "hajj"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Is the Maha Kumbh mela the largest religious gathering in the world, or that of the Hajj to Mecca?

Is the Maha [Kumbh mela](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33216/why-is-kumbh-mela-held-in-12-years) the largest [religious gathering](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85859/kumbh-mela-india-s-largest-religious-gathering) in the [world](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2334/what-would-occur-if-the-world-were-to-divide-in-half), or that of the Hajj to Mecca?\
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