The Koom Mailer Festival, the largest religious gathering in the world, has begun in the northern Indian city of Priyagraj. 400 million people are expected to attend throughout the 45-day period, authorities say. The festival can be seen from space. The Hindu festival is held once every 12 years, but this year is particularly significant because of a rare alignment between the sun, the moon and Jupiter, which happens only once every 144 years. And our first headline is about this.
India's Maha Koom Mailer Festival gets underway for first time in 144 years. And that's from The Guardian. OK, let's hear that again. India's Maha Koom Mailer Festival gets underway for first time in 144 years. And that's from The Guardian. We're looking at this phrase 'underway', which is a bit strange, isn't it?
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