Sitting in silence at the river Ganges as part of the initiation of new sadhus at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Gange

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Sitting in silence at the river Ganges as part of the initiation of new sadhus at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, at Kumbha Mela

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Location: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Frank Bienewald / Alamy / Afripics
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