View of Triveni Sangam where pilgrims gather during the night for the holy bath not only to expiates sins but also to free one from the cycle of birth and death, Prayagraj, February 2019.
Pilgrims arriving at Triveni Sangam for the holy bath during the Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj, January 2019.
Pilgrims pass by a seller of plastic sheets that helps to protect belongings while people bathe in the waters of the Sangam, Prayagraj, February 2019.
Pilgrims prepare themselves for the holy bath in the Triveni Sangam, February 2019.
A devotee passes next to a puja seller while heading to the holy bath, Prayagraj, February 2019.
A mother carries her child to his first holy bath in a Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj, February 2019.
A crowd runs on the Sangam waters during the holy bath during the Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj, February 2019.
A child surrounded by his family has his first holy bath in a Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj, February 2019.
Devotees leave the holy waters of the Sangam during the holy bath, Prayagraj, February 2019.
Two pilgrims go through the crowd after their holy bath, Prayagraj, February 2019.
View of the crowd on the shore of the Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj, February 2019.
The back of a pilgrim after the holy bath in the Sangam waters, Prayagraj, February 2019.
A pilgrim feels enlightened after the holy bath at the Sangam during the Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj, February 2019.
Pilgrims get dressed after their holy bath in the Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj, February 2019.
Pilgrims get dressed on the shores of the Sangam after the holy bath, Prayagraj, January 2019.
A tea seller offers a cup of chai to one of the puja sellers on the shores of the Sangam, Prayagraj, February 2019. This is a way he found to call for the attention and flirt with the girl. Chai is a flavoured tea made of black tea with a mixture of spices and herbs.
Sellers call for the attention of the crowd to sell their goods and services on the shores of the Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj, January 2019. People sell all kinds of things that can be useful to the pilgrims, such as flowers for the puja, containers to take the holy water home, plastic sheets to put their belongings while they are bathing and renting mirrors and combs, between other services and items.
Two pilgrims comb their hairs after the holy bath on the shores of the Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj, February 2019.
A devotee performs a “puja”, a ritual performed by Hindus as worship to deities and gods, with fire after the holy bath on the shores of Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj, February 2019. Fire is one of the five elements venerated by Hindus along with space, water, air and earth. Agni, the Sanskrit word for fire, is also a god in Hinduism.
A family of pilgrims take a selfie on the shore of the Sangam after their holy bath, Prayagraj, February 2019.
Flowers float on the waters of the Sangam after the pilgrims left, Prayagraj, January 2019.
