An Indian holy man performs evening prayers on the bank of the Ganga River as the lights of the 'tent city' twinkle during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad . The Kumbh Mela in the Indian town of Allahabad will see up to 100 million worshippers gather over the next 55 days to take a ritual bath in the holy waters, believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings. Allahabad- India 09//02/2013