The octogenarian has an impressive record of reuniting people who get lost at the Kumbh Mela - he set up his first camp in 1946 and has covered five Maha Kumbh festivals (which fall once in 12 years), six half-Kumbh and 56 Magh melas that are held every January.

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That's not always the case at Cannes, considered one the world's leading film festivals for more than five decades.

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More than five hundred children and teachers participated in the Festivals hosted by Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Greece, Grenade, Jordan, Thailand and Zimbabwe.

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When I was a kid, theaters would run Planet of the Apes festivals, where they show the first five movies all night.

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There are also longer festivals - Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood, both of which are five days.

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