The Kumbh Mela festival, the largest religious gathering in the world, has begun in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj.

Days before India started its mammoth Kumbh Mela festival, a video showing preparations for a nighttime light show surfaced in social media posts that falsely linked it to the six-week Hindu event. The video was in fact originally published by a US-based drone show company and shows a Christmas celebration.

The Indian city of Prayagraj is preparing for the Kumbh Mela. This massive Hindu festival has required the construction of a temporary city to accommodate the 450 million people expected to attend. Prayagraj,