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Naked, ash-smeared Hindu ascetics perform holy dips at Maha Kumbh festival

Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims gathered on Tuesday at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India, braving freezing waters for the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious congregation. At sunrise, ash-smeared holy men carrying tridents, swords, spears, and small two-headed drums marched towards the confluence of the […]

Naked, ash-smeared Hindu ascetics perform holy dips at Maha Kumbh festival
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