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A guru sits in his tractor-drawn chariot surrounded by attendants going for the bathing procession during Ardh Kumbh at Prayaga in 2007. Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

Hindu holy man sits on the top of a temple's roof and eating puffed rice during a religious procession toward Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad.

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Kids attraction, beautifully crafted paper windmills for sale during the procession of Ardh Kumbh mela at Prayaga in 2007. Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river.

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Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be largest peaceful gathering in the world.

festival · river

A Naga sadhu cleaning his ash covered body with holy water on the banks of the Ganga River during Ardh Kumbh at Prayaga in 2007. More than 70 million people visited Ardh Kumbh Mela at Prayag in 2007.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

Naga babas at Ardh Kumbh Mela in Prayaga to take the holy bath into Ganga river to take human out of the circle of life & death. More than 70 million people visited Ardh Kumbh Mela at Prayag in 2007.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. Naga Sadhus gather to take a holy dip in the waters of the river Ganges during the early morning on the first bathing day of Ardh Kumbh Mela in Allahabad in 2007.

festival · river

Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be largest peaceful gathering in the world.

festival · river

Devotees wade into the river to bathe, and join other religious observations on the banks of the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers during Ardh Kumbh Mela at Prayaga in 2007.

festival · river

Naga Sadhus wade into the river to bathe, and join other religious observations on the banks of the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers during Ardh Kumbh Mela at Prayaga in 2007.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

Thousands of Sadhus gather to take part in the procession of holy dip in the waters of the river Ganges during the early morning on the first bathing day of Ardh Kumbh Mela at Allahabad in 2007.

Uttarakhand·river · lake

Hemkunt Lake glisters in the mountain sun near Hemkund Sahib Ji Gurudwara. Hemkund Sahib (also spelled Hemkunt) is a Sikh place of worship Gurudwara, known as Gurudwara Sri Hemkunt Sahib Ji, devoted to Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666--1708), the…

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Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. A Naga Sadhu (wandering Hindu holy man) smoking Chillum during the Ardh Kumbh Mela at Prayaga in 2007.

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Naga Sadhus take out a procession and go for a Holy Dip during the Ardh Kumbh Mela at Prayaga in 2007. The processions will be led by Mahamandleshwars (their head teachers), either riding horses or sitting on their grand chariots.

festival · river

More than 70 million people visited Ardh Kumbh Mela at Prayag in 2007. Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It is considered to be largest peaceful gathering in the world.

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Handicapped child bathing in the river Yamuna, Delhi. The Yamuna, sometimes called Jamuna or Jamuna, is the largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India.

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Bhalukpong is a small town located along the southern reaches of the Himalayas in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. The town is located at 213m above sea level, 100 km from Bomdila, 52 km from Tezpur and 5 km from Tipi.

livestock · river

Cattle barge used to move cattle in the area. A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed or pushed by towboats.

river · railway

Cattle barge used to move cattle in the area. A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed or pushed by towboats.

livestock · river

Cattle barge used to move cattle in the Chambal-Yamuna riverine areas of north India. Moving a recalcitrant and heavy buffalo involved a complex combination of pushing, shoving, pulling and cajoling against the will of a very strong muscula…

river · railway

Cattle barge used to move cattle in the area. A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed or pushed by towboats.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · river

Having a closer look at the beauty of Corbett National Park,Uttarkhand. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.

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Indian women do their laundry at the edge of the village, in the river.