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Hindu devotees sit for evening rituals on the banks of the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Devout Hindus bathe in the Ganges during the months-long festival, expected to attract more than 10 million people, with the belief that it will cleanse them of their sins and free them from the cycle of life and rebirth. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)