epa11821882 A handout photo taken by drone made available by the Uttar Pradesh State Information Department shows Hindu devotees gathering to take a 'holy bath' on the first day of the Kumbh Mela festival at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, in Prayagraj, northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January 2025. Hundreds...

epa11821673 A Hindu monk takes a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the second day of the Ganga Sagar fair on Sagar Island, India, 13 January 2025. The fair is an annual gathering of Hindu pilgrims during Makar Sankranti to take a dip in the sacred waters of the Ganga River before it merges into the Bay of Bengal. EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY