(FILES) Hindu pilgrims carrying their belongings walk over floating pontoon bridges to reach Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, on a foggy winter evening during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 13, 2025. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP)
(FILES) Hindu pilgrims carrying their belongings walk over floating pontoon bridges to reach Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, on a foggy winter evening during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 13, 2025. India’s Kumbh Mela festival wraps up on February 26, 2025, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers say have been attended by hundreds of millions of devotees. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP)