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APTOPIX India Kumbh Festival
Hindu holy men who have arrived ahead of the month-long Mahakumbh festival perform morning rituals "Sangam," the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to arrive here in January for the religious congregation which takes place once in twelve years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)