Sadhu holy man holding trishul at ardh-kumbh fair 2007, Allahabad. India.

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The greatest of the Hindu pilgrimage festivals the Kumbh Mela is a riverside religious fair held four times every 12 years rotating between Haridwar on the Ganges River Ujjain on the Sipra Nasik on the Godavari and Allahabad which lies at the confluence of the Ganges the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati Bathing in these rivers during the Kumbh Mela is seen as an act of great merit cleansing body and soul and it attracts millions

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Location: Ardh Kumbh, Allahbad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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