Hindu devotees pray as they attend the first 'Shahi Snan' (grand bath) at the ongoing 'Kumbh Mela,' or Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad January 14, 2013. Upwards of a million elated Hindu holy men and pilgrims took a bracing plunge in India's sacred Ganges river to wash away lifetimes of sins, in a raucous start to an ever-growing religious gathering that is already the world's largest. Jitendra Prakash/Reuters
Indians take photographs of holy men during a religious procession towards the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, ahead of the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, India, Jan. 12, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in the large religious congregation of a period of over a month on the banks of Sangam during the Kumbh Mela festival which falls every 12th year. Manish Swarup/AP
A vendor sells religious beads near the banks of river Ganges ahead of the 'Kumbh Mela' (Pitcher Festival) in the northern Indian city of Allahabad January 12, 2013. Ahmad Masood/Reuters
Indians watch an elephant during a religious procession ahead of the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, India, Jan. 12, 2013. Manish Swarup/AP
A Hindu devotee holds his belongings aloft as he attends the first 'Shahi Snan' (grand bath) at the ongoing 'Kumbh Mela,' or Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad January 14, 2013. Ahmad Masood/Reuters
An Indian Hindu holy man, or sadhu, throws holy water on worshippers before taking a bath at Sangam. Kevin Frayer/AP
Members of an Indian brass band perform during a religious procession of sadhus arriving to participate in the Kumbh Mela at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Jan. 11, 2013. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
Indian men participate in a religious procession with sadhus towards the Sangam as part of the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, India, Jan. 10, 2013. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
An elderly Indian woman watches a religious procession by sadhus towards the Sangam, in Allahabad, India, Jan. 10, 2013. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
An Indian Hindu holy man swings his hair as he bathes at Sangam at the start of the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Jan. 14, 2013. Kevin Frayer/AP
An Indian Hindu holy man puts vermilion paste after taking a dip at Sangam in Allahabad, India, Jan. 13, 2013. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
An Indian Hindu woman dries saris after taking a bath at Sangam ahead of the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Jan. 13, 2013. Kevin Frayer/AP
Indian Hindu devotees gather as they bathe at Sangam at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Jan. 15, 2013. Kevin Frayer/AP
Sadhus celebrate naked in the water at Sangam at the start of the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Jan. 14, 2013. Kevin Frayer/AP
Hindu devotees leave in the evening after a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati for a dip on one of the most auspicious days, Makar Sankranti, the first day of the Kumbh Mela, in Allahabad, India, Jan. 14, 2013. Devotees wash themselves in the waters of the Ganges believing that it washes away their sins and ends the process of reincarnation. Manish Swarup/AP
A man, dressed as Hindu goddess Kali, participates in a religious procession towards the Sangam as part of the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, India, Jan. 6, 2013. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
At least ten people were killed in a stampede at an Indian train station in a town where million were gathering for Kumbh Mela, a holy Hindu bathing festival. 30 million devotees are expected to bath during the festival.
At least 10 people were killed and a dozen more injured Sunday after a stampede broke out at a train station in the northern Indian town where millions of devout Hindus gathered for a religious festival, a senior government minister said.
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