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'Amrit Nectar of Immortality' is a documentary which was shot at the time of the biggest pilgrim's festival of the world, the Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar (north India). The film tells the stories of people and their connection with the holy river Ganges. Pilgrims, ascetics, yogis, western emigrants, scientists and environment activists report from their life on the holy river, their belief, the future of the Ganga and the importance of Amrit - the nectar of immortality.