Sono state allestite speciali aree tendate per accogliere i pellegrini

(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu devotees gather for a holy dip at ‘Sangam’, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna river during the Makar Sankranti festival in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus bathe at the confluence during the astronomically auspicious period of over 30 days celebrated as Magh Mela, to rid themselves of their sins and attain prosperity.