India. Uttar Pradesh state. Allahabad. Maha Kumbh Mela. A poor man, who suffered polio in his childhood, in lying on his stomach and begging money to people on one of the mains roads to Sangam. A man pulls a cart because he works as a street cleaner. An advertisement for the program to various speeches in Guru's tent. The Kumbh Mela, believed to be the largest religious gathering is held every 12 years on the banks of the 'Sangam'- the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the...
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India. Uttar Pradesh state. Allahabad. Maha Kumbh Mela. A poor man, who suffered polio in his childhood, in lying on his stomach and begging money to people on one of the mains roads to Sangam. A man pulls a cart because he works as a street cleaner. An advertisement for the program to various speeches in Guru's tent. The Kumbh Mela, believed to be the largest religious gathering is held every 12 years on the banks of the 'Sangam'- the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. The Maha (great) Kumbh Mela, which comes after 12 Purna Kumbh Mela, or 144 years, is always held at Allahabad. Uttar Pradesh (abbreviated U.P.) is a state located in northern India. 6.02.13 © 2013 Didier Ruef
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