Indland

Kaupa Í körfu

Pilgrims with their belongings, food, clothes and blankets. The journey was extremely difficult for millions of people. 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. Pílagrímar með allar þær veraldlegu nauðsynjar sem þeir tóku með í ferðina.

Frekari upplýsingar

• SkráMBL0034427.jpg
• Breidd2008 dílar
• LjósmyndariEinar Falur Ingólfsson
• Hæð2045 dílar
• MerkingMorgunblaðið/Einar Falur
• Dagsetning
• Fyrsta birtingSunnudagur, 18. febrúar 2001
• Slóð/myndasafn/mynd/46549/