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Naga Sadhu during the temporary camp at Trivani Ghat on the occasion of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 21 January 2013.

Naga Sadhu during the temporary camp at Trivani Ghat on the occasion of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 21 January 2013.

Naga Sadhu during the temporary camp at Trivani Ghat on the occasion of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 21 January 2013.

Naga Sadhu during the temporary camp at Trivani Ghat on the occasion of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 21 January 2013.

Naga Sadhu during the temporary camp at Trivani Ghat on the occasion of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 21 January 2013.

Naga Sadhu during the temporary camp at Trivani Ghat on the occasion of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 21 January 2013.

Naga Sadhu during the temporary camp at Trivani Ghat on the occasion of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 21 January 2013.

Naga Sadhu during the temporary camp at Trivani Ghat on the occasion of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 21 January 2013.

Sadhu during the temporary camp at Trivani Ghat on the occasion of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 21 January 2013.

Devotees take the holy dip at Sangam the confluence of the rivers Ganga for the royal bath on Makar Sankranti at start of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 14 January 2013.

Devotees take the holy dip at Sangam the confluence of the rivers Ganga for the royal bath on Makar Sankranti at start of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 14 January 2013.

Devotees take the holy dip at Sangam the confluence of the rivers Ganga for the royal bath on Makar Sankranti at start of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 14 January 2013.

Devotees at Sangam the confluence of the rivers Ganga for the royal bath on Makar Sankranti at start of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 14 January 2013.

Sadhu’s at Sangam the confluence of the rivers Ganga for the royal bath on Makar Sankranti at start of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 14 January 2013.

Sadhu’s arrives at Sangam the confluence of the rivers Ganga for the royal bath on Makar Sankranti at start of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 14 January 2013.

Sadhu take the holy dip at Sangam the confluence of the rivers Ganga for the royal bath on Makar Sankranti at start of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 14 January 2013.

Sadhu’s at Sangam the confluence of the rivers Ganga for the royal bath on Makar Sankranti at start of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 14 January 2013.

Sadhu’s arrives at Sangam the confluence of the rivers Ganga for the royal bath on Makar Sankranti at start of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on Monday, 14 January 2013.

Sadhu gives blessings to man at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. 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 being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Women take a rest at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. 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 being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Sadhu gives blessings to man at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. 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 being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Security personnel checks devotees at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. 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 being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Security personnel checks devotees at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. 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 being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Security personnel checks devotees at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. 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 being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Security personnel checks devotees at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. 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 being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Security personnel checks devotees at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. 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 being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Children fly kites on the occasion of Makarsankranti celebration at Kalbadevi in Mumbai on Sunday, 15 January 2012.

Girls and Women’s fly kites on the occasion of Makarsankranti celebration at Kalbadevi in Mumbai on Sunday, 15 January 2012.

Girls and Women’s fly kites on the occasion of Makarsankranti celebration at Kalbadevi in Mumbai on Sunday, 15 January 2012.

People fly kites on the occasion of Makarsankranti celebration at Kalbadevi in Mumbai on Sunday, 15 January 2012.

Children fly kites on the occasion of Makarsankranti celebration at Kalbadevi in Mumbai on Sunday, 15 January 2012.

People fly kites on the occasion of Makarsankranti celebration at Kalbadevi in Mumbai on Sunday, 15 January 2012.

Security personnel checks devotees during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 12 January 2012. 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 being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

A person makes pots during the forthcoming Makar Sankranti Festival in Mumbai on Saturday, 07 January 2012.

A person makes pots during the forthcoming Makar Sankranti Festival in Mumbai on Saturday, 07 January 2012.