Milioni di pellegrini provenienti da ogni parte dell'India e dall'estero

(AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

Pilgrims arrive to take holy dips in the Ganges river on the first day of the Kumbh Mela at Haridwar, India, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children entered the fast-moving waters of the river, in a holy ritual at the Kumbh Mela, touted as the largest religious gathering in the world which is expected to attract more than 10 million people during the next three months. The festival, which is celebrated every three years, rotates among four Indian cities.