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Lakhs of Devotees taking a holy dip in Jampannavagu before going to Sammakka and Saralamma Jartara at Medaram in Warangal district on Thursday, 28 January 2010.

Indian Hindu Sadhu takes the holy dip at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 14 January 2010. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

A man helps an old woman to take the holy dip at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 14 January 2010. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Pilgrims take the holy dip at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 14 January 2010. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Pilgrims take the holy dip at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 14 January 2010. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Pilgrims take the holy dip at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 14 January 2010. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Pilgrims take the holy dip at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on Wednesday, 13 January 2010. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India on Tuesday.

Rajasthani Camel Vendor during the world"s largest cattle fair held in Pushkar, Rajasthan on Monday, 02 November 2009. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Every year thousands of devotees throng the lake around the full moon day of Kartik Purnima in October-November to take a holy dip in the lake. Huge and colorful cattle fair "The Pushkar Fair", is also held during this time.

Rajasthani Camel Vendor during the world"s largest cattle fair held in Pushkar, Rajasthan on Monday, 02 November 2009. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Every year thousands of devotees throng the lake around the full moon day of Kartik Purnima in October-November to take a holy dip in the lake. Huge and colorful cattle fair "The Pushkar Fair", is also held during this time.

Rajasthani Camel Caraven during the world"s largest cattle fair held in Pushkar, Rajasthan on Monday, 02 November 2009. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Every year thousands of devotees throng the lake around the full moon day of Kartik Purnima in October-November to take a holy dip in the lake. Huge and colorful cattle fair "The Pushkar Fair", is also held during this time.

Rajasthani Woman Carry Water Pot on their head during the world"s largest cattle fair held in Pushkar, Rajasthan on Monday, 02 November 2009. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Every year thousands of devotees throng the lake around the full moon day of Kartik Purnima in October-November to take a holy dip in the lake. Huge and colorful cattle fair "The Pushkar Fair", is also held during this time.

Camels on the caravan during the world"s largest cattle fair held in Puskar, Rajasthan on Sunday,01 November 2009. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Every year thousands of devotees throng the lake around the full moon day of Kartik Purnima in October-November to take a holy dip in the lake. Huge and colorful cattle fair "The Pushkar Fair", is also held during this time.

Rajasthani Camels during the world"s largest cattle fair held in Pushkar, Rajasthan on Sunday,01 November 2009. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Every year thousands of devotees throng the lake around the full moon day of Kartik Purnima in October-November to take a holy dip in the lake. Huge and colorful cattle fair "The Pushkar Fair", is also held during this time.

Rajasthani Snake Charmer during the world"s largest cattle fair held in Puskar, Rajasthan on Sunday,01 November 2009. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Every year thousands of devotees throng the lake around the full moon day of Kartik Purnima in October-November to take a holy dip in the lake. Huge and colorful cattle fair "The Pushkar Fair", is also held during this time.

A Rajasthani Woman during the world"s largest cattle fair held in Pushkar, Rajasthan on Sunday,01 November 2009. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Every year thousands of devotees throng the lake around the full moon day of Kartik Purnima in October-November to take a holy dip in the lake. Huge and colorful cattle fair "The Pushkar Fair", is also held during this time.

Rajasthani Camel Vendor during the world"s largest cattle fair held in Pushkar, Rajasthan on Sunday,01 November 2009. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Every year thousands of devotees throng the lake around the full moon day of Kartik Purnima in October-November to take a holy dip in the lake. Huge and colorful cattle fair "The Pushkar Fair" is also held during this time.

Rajasthani Musician during the world"s largest cattle fair held in Puskar, Rajasthan on Sunday,01 November 2009. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Every year thousands of devotees throng the lake around the full moon day of Kartik Purnima in October-November to take a holy dip in the lake. Huge and colorful cattle fair "The Pushkar Fair", is also held during this time.

Rajasthani Musician during the world"s largest cattle fair held in Puskar, Rajasthan on Sunday,01 November 2009. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Every year thousands of devotees throng the lake around the full moon day of Kartik Purnima in October-November to take a holy dip in the lake. Huge and colorful cattle fair "The Pushkar Fair", is also held during this time.

Rajasthani camels drink water during the world"s largest cattle fair held in Pushkar, Rajasthan on Sunday,01 November 2009. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Every year thousands of devotees throng the lake around the full moon day of Kartik Purnima in October-November to take a holy dip in the lake. Huge and colorful cattle fair "The Pushkar Fair", is also held during this time.

Rajasthani Oldman during the world"s largest cattle fair held in Pushkar, Rajasthan on Sunday,01 November 2009. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Every year thousands of devotees throng the lake around the full moon day of Kartik Purnima in October-November to take a holy dip in the lake. Huge and colorful cattle fair "The Pushkar Fair", is also held during this time.

Rajasthani Camels during the world"s largest cattle fair held in Pushkar, Rajasthan on Sunday,01 November 2009. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Every year thousands of devotees throng the lake around the full moon day of Kartik Purnima in October-November to take a holy dip in the lake. Huge and colorful cattle fair "The Pushkar Fair", is also held during this time.

Thousands of Indian Hindu devotees take a holy dip in the river of Ganga to perform traditional ritual "Tarpan" on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Kolkata on Friday, 18 September 2009. Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Devotees take a holy dip at the sarovar of Bangla Sahib Gurdwara on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, in New Delhi on Wednesday, 14 January 2009.

A Hindu woman worship the god of the sun "Surya" at Sagar Island before taking a holy dip in the confluence of the Ganga River and the Bay of at Sagar Island during the Gangasagar Mela in West Bengal on Monday,14 January 2008. Hindu monks and pilgrims are making an annual trip to Sagar Island for a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganges River and the Bay of Bengal for the one-day festival of "Makar Sankranti".

An Indian Sadhu blows a Sankh before taking a holy dip in the Ganga during the Ganga sagar Mela in West Bengal on Monday,14 January 2008.

Hindu women worship the god of the sun "Surya" at Sagar Island before taking a holy dip in the confluence of the Ganga River and the Bay of at Sagar Island during the Gangasagar Mela in West Bengal on Monday,14 January 2008. Hindu monks and pilgrims are making an annual trip to Sagar Island for a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganges River and the Bay of Bengal for the one-day festival of "Makar Sankranti".

Hindu pilgrims worship the god of the sun "Surya" at Sagar Island before taking a holy dip in the confluence of the Ganga River and the Bay of at Sagar Island during the Gangasagar Mela in West Bengal on Monday,14 January 2008. Hindu monks and pilgrims are making an annual trip to Sagar Island for a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganges River and the Bay of Bengal for the one-day festival of "Makar Sankranti".

A child is getting a holy dip in the Ganga by his Grand Father a day before Makar Sankranti at Sagar Island during the Gangasagar Mela in West Bengal on Monday,14 January 2008.