Today, a Kumbh Mela is held roughly once every twelve years in Hardiwar, Ujjian and Nashik.
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The administration has deployed more than 3, 000 policemen to guard the two holy towns of Nashik and Trimbakeshwar.
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Nandi Hills, a verdant wine-producing region 40km north of Bangalore, may be less famous than its northern sister, Nashik, but it is quickly catching up.
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