![]() Boats ferry pilgrims from the bank of the Yamuna to the Sangam, where they bathe in the holy water and offer their prayers. Police patrol the site and floating bridges were built to help people get from one side of the river to the other. He said he hopes by offering prayers to "find a place in heaven" and earn "a better rebirth."Īuthorities took months to build what looks like a temporary tented city on the river banks. ![]() Virender Kumar Shukla, a Kalpvasi devotee, is attending for the fifth time. They give up their daily routine and instead camp at the site, living on frugal meals and performing rituals. In Hinduism, this period is called Kalpvas and the devotees who choose to stay for the entire time are known as Kalpvasis. Millions of Hindus travel every year to the event, called Magh Mela, where pilgrims offer prayers and enter the holy waters where the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers meet. ![]() Rows and rows of colorful tents, in which the devotees stay, line the sprawling festival site. ![]() There, they bathe on certain days considered to be auspicious in the belief that they will be cleansed of all sins. PRAYAGRAJ, India - Millions of people have joined a 45-day Hindu bathing festival in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj, where devotees take a dip at Sangam, the sacred confluence of several rivers. ![]()
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