Hindu devotees walk past a pile of trash while returning from the river after taking a holy dip at the Sangam or the confluence of the Yamuna, Ganges and mythical Sarawati rivers at sunrise during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad on February 12, 2013. The Kumbh Mela in the town of Allahabad will see up to 100 million worshippers gather over 55 days to take a ritual bath in the holy waters, believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings.
{"Image ImageDescription": "Hindu devotees walk past a pile of trash while returning from the river after taking a holy dip at the Sangam or the confluence of the Yamuna, Ganges and mythical Sarawati rivers at sunrise during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad on February 12, 2013. The Kumbh Mela in the town of Allahabad will see up to 100 million worshippers gather over 55 days to take a ritual bath in the holy waters, believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings. AFP PHOTO/ SANJAY KANOJIA        (Photo credit should read Sanjay Kanojia/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 AFP"}