Exodus of Hindu Pilgrims with Luggage in Bags over Head - Kumbh Mela (India)

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Exodus of Hindu Pilgrims with Luggage in Bags over Head - Kumbh Mela (India)

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Hindu pilgrims heading back home with their luggage, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

With their somber and tired expressions, this looks like refugees or displaced population, but no, those are just Hindu pilgrims (yatris) returning home after the Holy bath in the Ganges. They will probably have very a long and very uncomfortable train or bus journey back home.

Kumbh Mela is the largest festival on Earth, taking place once every 12 years, with more than 50 million Hindu pilgrims gathering to pray and bathe in the holy Ganges river.

For more photos and info about the Kumbh Mela festival, read the album description.

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Photo taken on February 11, 2013
Daragang Ghat, Daraganj, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 211006, India
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