Sul Gange ad Allahabad, in India, per la festa di Magh Mela

(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

GALLERY: India, immersione di massa degli hindu nel Gange gelido

22/01/2010 - Sadhus, or Hindu holy men sit around a bonfire to keep themselves warm at ‘Sangam,’ the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati river, during the annual month long fair ‘Magh Mela’ in Allahabad, India. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus take a bath at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers during the astronomically auspicious period of over 30 days celebrated as ‘Magh Mela’, to rid themselves of their sins and attain prosperity.