Observing Maha Kumbh Mela in India
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A man prays as he sits on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati River, during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India. The Maha Kumbh Mela, believed to be the largest religious gathering on earth, is held every 12 years on the banks of Sangam over 55 days and attracts more than 100 million people.
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Hindu devotees bathe during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India.
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A Hindu devotee pushes an offering into the water during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India.
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Hindu devotees bathe in the water during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India.
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A Hindu devotee is overcome by emotion as she and others bathe on the banks of the holy Ganges River during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India.
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An Indian boy bathes as Hindu devotees pray at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati River, during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India.
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Hindu devotees pray at Sangam during the Maha Kumbh Mela, in Allahabad, India.
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Hindu devotees move toward the waters of the holy Ganges River during bathing day during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India.
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A man performs for donations during an Aarti ceremony during the Maha Kumbh Mela on the banks of the Ganges river in Allahabad, India.
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Hindu priests distribute blessed sweets after an Aarti ceremony during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India.
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An Indian Hindu priest performs an evening prayer ritual known as Aarti during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India.
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Hindu devotees move their hands toward flames presented by a priest during an Aarti ceremony for the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India.
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Hindu devotees perform an Aarti ceremony on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of the waters of the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati, during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India.
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Indian Hindu children dressed as gods play during Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India.
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An Indian Hindu holy man combs his eyebrows after taking a bath in the river during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India.
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