Nashik Kumbh Mela - Hindu devotees perform a holy

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Hindu devotees perform a holy dip in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India.

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Hindu devotees pray while standing in the Godavari river during 'Kumbh Mela' or the Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India. Hundreds of thousands of Hindus took part in the religious gathering at the banks of the Godavari river in Nashik city at the festival, which is held every 12 years in different Indian cities.

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Hindu pilgrims arrive at a train station in Nasik, India. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected at the Kumbh Mela, or the Pitcher festival, held this year along the Godavari River in Maharashtra state.