Indland

Loka

Einar Falur Ingólfsson

Indland

Kaupa Í körfu

Bathing at the Sangam, on the day. 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. Hindúarnir raða sér á árbakkana, milljónum saman, ganga út í vatnið, ausa því yfir sig eða dýfa sér á kaf, og fara með bænir. Þetta er helg stund, enda hreinsar bað á þessum stað á þessum tíma, þá af öllum syndum.

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