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Kaupa Í körfu

One of the leadesr of the Sadhus, a holy man, travels through the crowd on a car. 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. Einn af leiðtogum sadúa veifar mannfjöldanum ofan af palli bíls sem silast með hann um götur tjaldborgarinnar. Sadúar skiptast í margar fylkingar sem eiga til að deila heiftarlega um trúarleg efni.

Frekari upplýsingar

• SkráMBL0034428.jpg
• Breidd2795 dílar
• LjósmyndariEinar Falur Ingólfsson
• Hæð1859 dílar
• MerkingMorgunblaðið/Einar Falur
• Dagsetning
• Fyrsta birtingSunnudagur, 18. febrúar 2001
• Slóð/myndasafn/mynd/46550/