An old rickshaw pullar on the holy streets of Allahabad

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An old rickshaw puller with complete white hairs waiting for customers on the busy streets of Allahabad. Allahabad also known as Prayag, is a large metropolitan city in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Allahabad District. Allahabad is the seventh most populous city in Uttar Pradesh, with an estimated population of 1.74 million living in the city and district area. In 2011, it was ranked the world's 130th fastest growing city. Allahabad city is the largest commercial center in the state; it also has the second-highest per capita income and the third greatest GDP in the state. Allahabad is also known as the "city of prime ministers" because post independence seven out of 13 prime minister of India belonged to Allahabad. All these