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Published: Tuesday 15 January 2013
As many as 8.5 million people bathed at the Sangam in Allahabad on Makar Sankranti day on January 14, which marked the beginning of the 55 day Kumbh festival. Unofficial estimates put the number of devotees who offered prayers at the ghats at over 10 millionPhotographs by: Avikal Somvanshi

As many as 8.5 million people bathed at the Sangam in Allahabad on Makar Sankranti day on January 14, which marked the beginning of the 55 day Kumbh festival. Unofficial estimates put the number of devotees who offered prayers at the ghats at over 10 millionPhotographs by: Avikal Somvanshi

What the teeming crowds left behind after washing off their sinsPhotographs by: Avikal Somvanshi

What the teeming crowds left behind after washing off their sinsPhotographs by: Avikal Somvanshi

Sadhus and common people thronged the ghats throughout the dayPhotographs by: Meeta Ahlawat

Sadhus and common people thronged the ghats throughout the dayPhotographs by: Meeta Ahlawat

Boats wallow in the muck left behindPhotographs by: Avikal Somvanshi

Boats wallow in the muck left behindPhotographs by: Avikal Somvanshi

Not wishing to be left behind, residents of the host city also joined the crowdsPhotographs by: Meeta Ahlawat

Not wishing to be left behind, residents of the host city also joined the crowdsPhotographs by: Meeta Ahlawat

As the sun set, artificial lights hid much of the filth from sight, though not the stenchPhotographs by: Meeta Ahlawat

As the sun set, artificial lights hid much of the filth from sight, though not the stenchPhotographs by: Meeta Ahlawat

The safai karamcharis on duty proved insufficient at the end of the dayPhotographs by: Meeta Ahlawat

The safai karamcharis on duty proved insufficient at the end of the dayPhotographs by: Meeta Ahlawat

Prayer for salvationPhotographs by: Avikal Somvanshi

Prayer for salvationPhotographs by: Avikal Somvanshi

Awaiting another sunrisePhotographs by: Avikal Somvanshi

Awaiting another sunrisePhotographs by: Avikal Somvanshi

Boatmen say there was a time when it was difficult to move the oars because of the presence of large number of migratory birds at the Kumbh. This year there were hardly any birds to be seenPhotographs by: Meeta Ahlawat

Boatmen say there was a time when it was difficult to move the oars because of the presence of large number of migratory birds at the Kumbh. This year there were hardly any birds to be seenPhotographs by: Meeta Ahlawat

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