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Distant Visit to Khumbh Mela at Allahabad
Alma H. Holland recounts her January 1905 visit to the Khumbh Mela at Allahabad during the Epworth league convention. She describes the vast crowd, chaotic processions, and the dangerous crush along the Jumna and Ganges rivers, noting both the suffering and the missionary efforts as Hindu and missionary crowds mix.
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Alma Hearne Holland
Jubbulpore
India
Allahabad
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Gangees
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Ganges
Paradise
Allanabad
Central India
Hell
Alma H. Holland