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Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, India - 15 Jan 2019
Members of Kinnar Akhara or transgender congregation give blessings to devotees as they leave after taking a 'shahi snans' or holy bath at the Sangam river, the confluence of three of the holiest rivers in Hindu mythology - Ganga Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, 15 January 2019. The Hindu festival is one of the biggest in India and the world with holy men called sadhu performing rituals. Kumbh Mela is being held from 15 January to 04 March in Allahabad.