Naga Sadhus (holymen) wait on the banks of river Ganges during Ardh Kumbh Mela, Half Pitcher festival, in Allahabad January 16, 2007. Families from across India travel to Allahabad, at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and a mythical third river, the Saraswati, to bathe and and free themselves from the earthly cycle of reincarnation.[Reuters]

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