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(FILES) Hindu pilgrims charge their mobile phones at a charging point, during Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 31, 2025. The unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India overshadows many nations in size -- and for the economy, its impact is just as dramatic. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP) / To go with AFP story India-Religion-Festival-Economy,FOCUS by Bhuvan Bagga (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED/AFP via Getty Images)