Indland

Loka

Einar Falur Ingólfsson

Indland

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The crowd has gathered at the banks of the Jamuna at sunrise on the most auspicious day to watch the procession of holy men going to 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. enginn texti í blaði (Að morgni baðdagsins mikla stóðu pílagrímar á hverjum lófastórum bletti á mótum fljótanna Jamuna og Ganges og fylgdust með skrúðgöngu sadúa, nakinna naga og annarra helgra manna sem stefndu að Sangam til baða.)

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