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 == Over ten million == 

 * An estimated 73 million people had gathered in Shanghai, China for the World Expo 2010, which started in May, 2010 and ran until the end of October. 

 * An estimated 60 to 70 million people gathered over 45 days in Allahabad, India for the Kumbh Mela, the world's largest gathering in January 2007.Millions of Hindus Wash Away Their Sins Washington Post, January 15, 2007.Millions bathe at Hindu festival BBC News, January 3, 2007. 

 * The pilgrimage to Sabarimala, a Hindu temple in Kerala, India, is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world with an estimated 45–50 million devotees visiting every year. 

 * An estimated 50 million people gathered over 104 days in Haridwar, India for the Maha Kumbh Mela between January and April 2010. More than 16 million people together took the ritualistic bath on the bathing ghats on April 14, 2010.Rapture for millions who wash away their mortality Sydney Morning Herald, April 17, 20101.6 crore pilgrims take dip during Mahakumbh Press trust of India 

 * An estimated 40 million people gathered over 41 days in Sabarimala, India between 15 November and 26 December 2008. 

 *In January 2001, Allahabad saw a gathering of more than 30 million  people from all over the world in Kumbh mela in a single day called Mauni Amavashya. Kumbh mela is held every 12 years in the city of Allahabad. This is the record for number of people gathering in a single day. 

  
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