Dubai - Kumbh Mela: The Biggest Festival In The World

The Greatest Gathering: Every 12 years, the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela brings tens of millions of people to the Ganges, the biggest organised gathering on the planet. A visual treat, this report explores the mind-boggling event. For similar stories, see: Breaking India's Unjust Caste System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USJJDTHLs4I A Question of Faith - India https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPnqYIoab0M Inside Java's Hidden 'Islamic' Sex Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLnzD42u7lU Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/5735/the-greatest-gathering Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures During the festival the Mela area becomes an incredible pop-up city, with improvised accommodation and amenities for a vast influx of visitors. "The government gives a lot, it is so well organised", smiles one pilgrim. Yet the festival has its dangers; 36 were killed in a stampede earlier this month. Can the authorities ever safely control the world's largest crowd? SBS Australia – Ref. 5735 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.