Magh Mela Festival

A Hindu holy man takes a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers on the auspicious day of Basant Pachami during the month long ‘Magh Mela’ in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus take a bath 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. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)