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Rains disrupt Maha Kumbh

Updated: Feb 17, 2013, 05:37 PM IST
Hindu devotees walk past a Naga sadhu or naked Hindu holy man at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India , Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. During the festival pilgrims bathe in the holy Ganges River in a ritual they believe can wash away their sins.(AP Photo /Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees walk past a Naga sadhu or naked Hindu holy man at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India , Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. During the festival pilgrims bathe in the holy Ganges River in a ritual they believe can wash away their sins.(AP Photo /Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Sludge covers the tent area after rainfall at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Maha Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India , Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. Heavy rainfall since Friday has created chaos around the Sangam, where millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A Hindu devotee removing his belongings from a flooded tent as it rains at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Maha Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India , Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. Heavy rainfall since Friday has created chaos around the Sangam, where millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years.(AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees shield themselves as it rains at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Maha Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India , Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. Heavy rainfall since Friday has created chaos around the Sangam, where millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years.(AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees take shelter as it rains at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Maha Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India , Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. Heavy rainfall since Friday has created chaos around the Sangam, where millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years.(AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees walk in the rain at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Maha Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. Heavy rainfall since Friday has created chaos around the Sangam, where millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees walk through a sludge filled area at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Maha Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India , Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. Heavy rainfall since Friday has created chaos around the Sangam, where millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees walk on a bridge as it rains at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Maha Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India , Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. Heavy rainfall since Friday has created chaos around the Sangam, where millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years.(AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)