SPIRIT OF TRAVEL

Camino de Santiago, Spain Hardwar, India OTHER GREAT PILGRIMAGE DESTINATIONS: Notre-Dame de Lourdes, France Nestled in the foothills of the French Pyrenees, Lourdes attracts the sick and invalid - more than 400,000 a year - seeking cures by bathing in the natural pools.

On a scale not seen since the 13th century, the faithful are once again tramping this trail, which ends at the medieval city of Santiago de Compostela, with its magnificent cathedral.

On 14 April 1998, 10 million Hindus bathed in the Ganges here, as part of Kumbh Mela, the largest religious gathering in the world.

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