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Boys wander at night beneath the signs of different saints, sages and camps at the Maha Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India, January 30, 2013.
At the confluence of Indiaâs three holy rivers--the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati--the Maha Kumbh Mela comes to life. Drawing approximately 100 million pilgrims to Allahabad over the course of 55 days, this great Hindu fair is the largest human gathering on the planet. For the main bathing days, 20 to 30 million people come to the Sangam, the holy bathing area where the rivers join, for a dip in the sacred waters.