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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbh_Mela http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbh_Mela

• computator 12y ago
  I wonder why they called it the largest peaceful gathering of people [1]. Are there even bigger wartime gatherings? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_peaceful_gatherings_in_history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_peaceful_gather...
  • arjie 12y ago
    Presumably to not include prisoners and such? Jasenovac had more than half a million and it would seem reasonable to separate that from voluntary meetings.
  • bradleyjg 12y ago
    If that wikipedia article is accurate (80 million people at a single gathering) no battle comes close. Operation Barbarossa (i.e. the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in WWII) involved as many as 6.7 million troops, but it took place along a 1800 mile front and over the course of nearly six months. It makes sense that you wouldn't get nearly the same density in warfare, especially modern(ish) warfare, as you do in a peaceful gathering.