Participation in Mass Gatherings Can Benefit Well-Being: Longitudinal and Control Data from a North Indian Hindu Pilgrimage Event

Shruti Tewari; Sammyh Khan; Nick Hopkins; Narayanan Srinivasan; Stephen Reicher

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047291

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Participation in Mass Gatherings Can Benefit Well-Being: Longitudinal and Control Data from a North Indian Hindu Pilgrimage Event

Shruti Tewari,

Affiliation Centre of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Sammyh Khan,

Affiliation School of Psychology, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Nick Hopkins ,

* E-mail: n.p.hopkins@dundee.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Psychology, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Narayanan Srinivasan,

Affiliation Centre of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Stephen Reicher

Affiliation School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Participation in Mass Gatherings Can Benefit Well-Being: Longitudinal and Control Data from a North Indian Hindu Pilgrimage Event

Shruti Tewari,
Sammyh Khan,
Nick Hopkins,
Narayanan Srinivasan,
Stephen Reicher

Published: October 17, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047291

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Title: “Maha Kumbh Mela: Now a Harvard University case study - Indian Express”
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Title: “The Hindu : States / Other States : Kalpwasis arrive for ascetic life”
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Title: “Kumbh mela improves pilgrims' health: Study - Times Of India”
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Title: “The Hindu : States / Other States : Kalpwasis arrive for ascetic life”
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