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Happy young men pull pilgrim boats over shallows in the Ganges, allowing the boats to reach the Sangam. Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India. The most aspicious bathing day, January 24, 2001. The holiest day for a dip at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Jamuna and the mysterious Saraswarti for 144 years. Estimated 30 million pilgrims turned up for the day, the biggest gathering of people because of a single event knows in the history of man. All together estimated 70 million turned up for the six week Mela, or festival. Kampakátir ungir menn draga báta pílagríma yfir grynningar í Ganges.

Frekari upplýsingar

• SkráMBL0034423.jpg
• Breidd2008 dílar
• LjósmyndariEinar Falur Ingólfsson
• Hæð2011 dílar
• MerkingMorgunblaðið/Einar Falur
• Dagsetning
• Fyrsta birtingSunnudagur, 18. febrúar 2001
• Slóð/myndasafn/mynd/46545/