India's Maha Kumbh marks first 'royal bath' with dreadlocked ascetics' holy dip
Scores of naked Hindu ascetics smeared in holy ash charged into the water of holy rivers in northern India on Tuesday, dreadlocks flying, during the first 'royal bath' of the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival.
India's Maha Kumbh festival sees 15 million people take holy dip on first day
Devotees cross pontoon bridges on the day they take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers with the mythical, invisible Saraswati river, during the "Maha Kumbh Mela", or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India ...
Millions of Hindu pilgrims are gathering in India to bathe in sacred waters for the six-week-long Kumbh Mela festival -- from ...
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Hindu devotees on Monday took a 'holy bath' on the first day of the Kumbh Mela festival at Sangam, the confluence of the holy ...
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The Maha Kumbh Mela, or the Great Pitcher Festival, will bring more than 400 million people to Prayagraj city in northern ...
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Being held after 12 years, The Mahakumbh will continue in Prayagraj until February 26. Over its 45-day duration, this grand ...
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