Maha Kumbh Mela: World's Largest Religious Gathering

Holy people & mystics gather at the confluence of three sacred rivers - the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati - for Hindu rituals beginning.

It's believed that a dip in the waters will cleanse past sins and end their process of reincarnation. Prayagraj is seen as the meeting point of where the Saraswati river once flowed from the Himalayas to the Ganges and the Yamuna.