Hindu devotees offers prayers after taking a holy dip in the River Yamuna during the auspicious Hindu calendar month Kartik in Allahabad, India. Allahabad on the confluence of the rivers the Ganges and the Yamuna is one of Hinduism’s holiest centers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Hindu devotees offer prayers at “Sangam,” the confluence of rivers of Ganges and Yamuna on Sharad Purnima, an auspicious day for the new moon in the fall, in Allahabad. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
A man rows his boat at dusk in Sangam, the confluence of rivers the Ganges and the Yamuna in Allahabad. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
A Hindu devotee holds a traditional oil lamp, as he offers prayers to Indian artists Prashant Mishra, left, dressed as Hindu god Rama and Abhishek Mishra, dressed as Rama’s brother Lakshman, before the Dussehra festival procession in Allahabad. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
A Hindu man performs rituals at “Sangam”, the confluence of rivers of Ganges and Yamuna on Sharad Purnima, an auspicious day for the new moon in the fall, in Allahabad. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
An Indian Hindu devotee prays after taking a holy dip at “Sangam,” the confluence of rivers of Ganges and Yamuna on Sharad Purnima, an auspicious day for the new moon in the fall, in Allahabad (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
A man, center and a boy, bottom right, look for reusables from amid the offerings made by Hindu devotees on the banks of the River Yamuna during the auspicious Hindu calendar month Kartik in Allahabad (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)