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kumbh Mela Hindu pilgrimage guru and sadhu 2013..Kumbh Mela hindou pèlerinage gourou et sadhu 2013,
Newly initiated Sadhus, or Hindu ascetic women of the Juna Akhara, return to their camp after attending Diksha, a ritual on the banks of the river Ganges, during the ongoing Kumbh Mela or Pitcher Festival in the northern Indian city of Allahabad. During the festival, Hindus take part in a religious gathering on the banks of the river Ganges. The festival is held every 12 years in a temporary city covering an area larger than Athens, spread over a wide sandy river bank in Allahabad at the point where the Ganges and Yamuna rivers meet a third mythical river. and is expected to attract over 100 million pilgrims who will bathe in holy waters to wash away their sins. ALLAHABAD- INDIA 13/02/2013.
Author: Alfred Yaghobzadeh
Alfred Yaghobzadeh/Divergence
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