River of Faith: A film about the Kumbh Mela 2013

*A new documentary film about the Kumbh Mela 2013, Prayag, Allahabad by Namit Arora. 56 minutes.* The Kumbh Mela is an ancient pilgrimage festival that happens once every three years, rotating across four locations in India. The largest of these riverside fairs happens every 12 years in Allahabad at the confluence of two rivers, Ganga and Yamuna. On its opening day in January 2013, I was among its estimated ten million visitors. During the 6-8 weeks it lasts, tens of millions come to bathe in these rivers