Pilgrimage by boat

( Sanjay Kanojia, Getty Images / January 23, 2013 )

Indian Hindu pilgrims travel on boats to immerse themselves in the water at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. The Kumbh Mela in the Indian town of Allahabad will see up to 100 million worshipers gather over the next 55 days to take a ritual bath in the holy waters, believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings.