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Mahakumbh: Mauni Amawasya
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Hindu devotees pray on the banks of the Sangam or confluence of the Yamuna, Ganges and mythical Saraswati rivers at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. AFP/Roberto Schmidt
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Hindu devotees pray as they bathe in the Sangam or confluence of the Yamuna, Ganges and mythical Saraswati rivers at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. AFP/Roberto Schmidt
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A "Naga sadhu", or Hindu naked holy man, returns after taking a ritual dip at Sangam, the confluence of Hindu holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, during the Maha Kumbh festival at Allahabad. AP/Saurabh Das
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A woman holds up the corners of two saris to dry on the banks of the Sangam or confluence of the Yamuna, Ganges and mythical Saraswati rivers at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. AFP/Roberto Schmidt
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Millions of devotees gather to take a holy dip at the bank of Sangam confluence of river Ganga, Yamnuna and mythical Saraswati on the occasion of Mauni Amawasya in Allahabad. HT/Ajay Aggarwal
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A child cries after taking a holy dip in the waters of Sangam on the auspicious day of Mauni Amavasya during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad. AFP Photo/Manan Vatsyayana
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Naga sadhus from the Niranjani Akhada or sect take out a procession for a ritual dip at Sangam, during the Maha Kumbh festival at Allahabad. AP Photo/Saurabh Das
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Naga sadhus take shahi snan at the bank of Sangam on the occasion of Mauni Amawasya in Allahabad. HT Photo/Ajay Aggarwal
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Millions of devotees gathered to take holy dip at the bank of Sangam on the occasion of Mauni Amawasya in Allahabad. HT Photo/Ajay Aggarwal
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Millions of devotees take holy dip at the bank of Sangam confluence on the occasion of Mauni Amawasya in Allahabad. HT Photo/Ajay Aggarwal
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A couple releases offering into the Sangam on the occasion of Mauni Amawasya in Allahabad. HT Photo/Ajay Aggarwal
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Naga sadhus take shahi snan at the bank of Sangam on the occasion of Mauni Amawasya in Allahabad. HT Photo/Ajay Aggarwal
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