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India_Khumbh Mela  
(32 images)

  • The Kumbh Mela, India.
    The Kumbh Mela, India.

  • The Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in Allahabad India, occurs every twelve years. In 2013 about 120 million people attended the festival, with 30 million arriving in one day alone, estimating it to be the largest mass gathering of humanity ever. Religious pilgrims and sadhus (holy men) come from all over India, risking the inevitable stampedes, simply for the auspicious act of taking a bath in the holy waters of the sacred Ganges River. Unfortunately, the cleanliness of the river is not as pure as the intent of the religious act itself: the Ganges is the fifth most polluted river in the world.
    The Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in Allahabad India, occurs every twelve...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • India. The Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in Allahabad India, occurs every twelve years. In 2013 about 120 million people attended the festival, with 30 million arriving in one day alone, estimating it to be the largest mass gathering of humanity ever. Religious pilgrims and sadhus (holy men) come from all over India, risking the inevitable stampedes, simply for the auspicious act of taking a bath in the holy waters of the sacred Ganges River. Unfortunately, the cleanliness of the river is not as pure as the intent of the religious act itself: the Ganges is the fifth most polluted river in the world. Pilgrims crossing the river by bridge
    India. The Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in Allahabad India, occurs every...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad. Sadhus, holy men. Naga Baba Padrigi
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad. Sadhus, holy men.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad. Sadhus, holy men. Standing one year Baba Ban Srigiri.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad. Sadhus, holy men. Laxmi Das.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad. Sadhu, grown hair for 44 years. Baba Amagrin,
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela, India.
    Kumbh Mela, India.
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad. Sadhus, holy men.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad. Sadhus, holy men.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad. Sadhu, grown hair for 44 years. Baba Amagrin,
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad. Sadhus, holy men.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
  • The Kumbh Mela, India.
    The Kumbh Mela, India.
  • Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious pilgrims taking holy bath in the Ganges River, Allahabad.
    Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival, 2013, occurs every 12 years. Religious...
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