Kumbh Mela Officially Begins in India
The famous pilgrimage is believed to be the biggest religious gathering on earth
Kumbh Mela Begins in India
An Indian Hindu holy man, or Naga Sadhu, prays while taking a dip at Sangam during the royal bath on Makar Sankranti at the start of the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Jan. 14, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims led by naked, ash-covered holy men streamed into the sacred river Ganges at the start of the world's biggest religious festival. (Kevin Frayer/AP Photo)
