Hindu devotees seen in River Ganges offering their prayers to their Ancestors as guided by the Priest during the Mahalaya celebration . Mahalaya is celebrated at the end of Shradh or Pitru Paksha, a 16-day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors.

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