Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday. It’s the first of a series of major baths in the Maha Kumbh festival, the largest religious congregation on Earth. (AP video by Shonal Ganguly and Rishi Lekhi)
Naked, ash-smeared Hindu ascetics take holy dips at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday. It’s the first of a series of major baths in the Maha Kumbh festival, the largest religious congregation on Earth. (AP video by Shonal Ganguly and Rishi Lekhi)