Pilgrims healthy after Kumbh: study
The study said that they would have returned even healthier if the Ganga was cleaner. Allahabad: A recent study has revealed that rural pilgrims who live in congregations, including the Kumbh, near the Sangam area in Allahabad return home healthier. Sangam is the confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and mystical Saraswati. The study, conducted by social psychologists from British and Indian universities found that kalpwasis, rural pilgrims, are healthier despite the fact that they eat just one meal a day. The study adds on to say that they would have returned even healthier if the Ganga was cleaner. A total of 543 respondents were reviewed on the parameters of health and noise over the last four Kumbh fairs at Allahabad. It was found that 416 people who lived in congregations on the banks of the Sangam were in better health than the 127 who did not. These finding were published in the US-based international journal PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science). "Although pe...