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Kumbh Mela In Haridwar

Published on: March 14, 2010 0:00 IST
A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, performs rituals on the banks of the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the months long festival, expected to attract more than 10 million people, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, performs rituals on the banks of the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the months long festival, expected to attract more than 10 million people, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A Hindu devotee looks on as she arrives to perform rituals on the banks of the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the months long festival, expected to attract more than 10 million people, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees perform rituals on the banks of the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the months long festival, expected to attract more than 10 million people, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Devotees perform evening prayer rituals on the banks of the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. Millions of people are expected to bathe in the river Friday, one of the 10 auspicious days of the month long festival, when devout Hindus believe a dip will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. According to Hindu mythology Kumbh festival is celebrated in four places in India where drops of the nectar of life are said to have fallen during a tug of war between the gods and demons in ancient times(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh
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Thousands of Devotees to take ritual holy dip on the first Shahi Sisnan or Royal bath, in the river Ganges, during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Millions of people are expected to bathe in the river Friday, one of the 10 auspicious days of the month long festival, when devout Hindus believe a dip will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. According to Hindu mythology Kumbh festival is celebrated in four places in India where drops of the nectar of life are said to have fallen during a tug of war between the gods and demons in ancient times(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Thousands of devotees take ritual holy dip on the first Shahi Sisnan or Royal bath, in the river Ganges, during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Millions of people are expected to bathe in the river Friday, one of the 10 auspicious days of the month long festival, when devout Hindus believe a dip will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. According to Hindu mythology Kumbh festival is celebrated in four places in India where drops of the nectar of life are said to have fallen during a tug of war between the gods and demons in ancient times(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Devotees perform evening rituals on the banks of the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India, Friday, March 12, 2010. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the monthslong festival, expected to attract more than 10 million people, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Devotees assemble for evening prayer on the banks of the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. Millions of people are expected to bathe in the river Friday, one of the 10 auspicious days of the months long festival, when devout Hindus believe a dip will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. According to Hindu mythology Kumbh festival is celebrated in four places in India where drops of the nectar of life are said to have fallen during a tug of war between the gods and demons in ancient times. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu pilgrim from Nepal Deepti Dasi, 41, combs her hair at a railway platform as she waits for a train to Haridwar to attend the Kumbh Mela, in Moradabad, India, Friday, March 12, 2010. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the months long festival, expected to attract more than 10 million people, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu holy men participate in a procession during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the months long festival, expected to attract more than 10 million people, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, seen, as he sits inside a make shift camp on the banks of the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the months long festival, expected to attract more than 10 million people, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Naga sadhu, or Hindu holy man sit in their camp during Hindu festival Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, India,Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. Millions of people are expected to bathe in the river Friday, one of the 10 auspicious days of the month long festival, when devout Hindus believe a dip will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. According to Hindu mythology Kumbh festival is celebrated in four places in India where drops of the nectar of life are said to have fallen during a tug of war between the gods and demons in ancient times(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Naga sadhu, or Hindu holy men and foreign devotees sit in a camp during Hindu festival Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, India,Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. Millions of people are expected to bathe in the river Friday, one of the 10 auspicious days of the month long festival, when devout Hindus believe a dip will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. According to Hindu mythology Kumbh festival is celebrated in four places in India where drops of the nectar of life are said to have fallen during a tug of war between the gods and demons in ancient times(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A Naga sadhu, or Hindu holy man holds his hair during Hindu festival Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, India,Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. Millions of people are expected to bathe in the river Friday, one of the 10 auspicious days of the month long festival, when devout Hindus believe a dip will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. According to Hindu mythology Kumbh festival is celebrated in four places in India where drops of the nectar of life are said to have fallen during a tug of war between the gods and demons in ancient times(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees taking a ritualistic bath in the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Saturday, March 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees take ritualistic dips in the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the monthslong festival, expected to attract more than 10 million people, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees take ritualistic holy dips in the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010. The Kumbh Mela, touted as the largest religious gathering in the world, is celebrated every three years, rotating among four Indian cities. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A boy holds the clothes of his parents as they take a ritualistic bath in the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010. The Kumbh Mela, touted as the largest religious gathering in the world, is celebrated every three years, rotating among four Indian cities. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Thousands of Devotees to take ritual holy dip on the first Shahi Sisnan, or Royal bath, in the river Ganges, during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Millions of people bathe in the river Friday, one of the 10 auspicious days of the month long festival, when devout Hindus believe a dip will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. According to Hindu mythology Kumbh festival is celebrated in four places in India where drops of the nectar of life are said to have fallen during a tug of war between the gods and demons in ancient times(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees walk up a stair after taking a dip in the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India, early Saturday, March 13, 2010. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the monthslong festival, expected to attract more than 10 million people, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)