Group of men standing in the river Ganges, getting orders by gurus as part of the initiation of new sadhus at the Sangam, the co

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Group of men standing in the river Ganges, getting orders by gurus as part of the initiation of new sadhus at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, at Kumbha Mela

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Size: 5585px × 3709px
Location: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Frank Bienewald / Alamy / Afripics
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