Millions queue at Indian temple for sacred henna ritual
Drone footage published by Al Jazeera shows large crowds gathering at an unidentified Indian temple for henna believed by some to help unmarried people find a marriage match.
Large crowds have gathered at an unidentified Indian temple for a sacred henna ritual, with drone footage showing queues stretching along a nearby street.
Al Jazeera Global News reported on 15 September that the crowds numbered in the millions, although the exact figure has not been independently established.
The henna is believed by some to help unmarried people find a marriage match. The supplied report does not establish that everyone in the queues is unmarried or seeking a partner.
The temple’s name and location have not been identified. The report also provides no details about the ritual’s organisers or origins.
Images show police and vehicles near the dense crowd, but the supplied material gives no further information about the arrangements or authorities involved.
