TO India, for the Kumbh Festival.
Amar Bharti, 58, a Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, who claims to have left uncut his nails for 28 years, speaks on his mobile phone near the land allotted for setting camps for the upcoming over-a-month-long Mahakumbh fair in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in the largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, amuna and mythical Saraswati, during the festival in January 2013, which falls every twelfth year.
Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, led by Swami Madhav Das mark the area of land allotted to them for setting up tents for the upcoming over-a-month-long Mahakumbh fair in Allahabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in the largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, amuna and mythical Saraswati, during the festival in January, 2013, which falls every twelfth year.
The hair of a Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, is decorated with marigold flowers
Indians hold hands to form a human chain on the banks of the Ganges Rives urging authorities to clean up the river for the upcoming over-a-month-long Mahakumbh fair in Allahabad, India
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