![Prayagraj (India), 12/01/2025.- Members of Panchayati Akhara Bada Udasin take part in a religious procession as they head towards the Kumbh Mela festival ahead of the royal bath near the Sangam, the confluence of three of the holiest rivers in Hindu mythology - Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati - in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 12 January 2025. Every 12 years, Hindu pilgrims gather for ritual baths at the river's banks during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival. EFE/EPA/RAJAT GUPTA](https://www.wradio.com.co/resizer/v2/Y7GUQVD2SSNSXKXAIDGRZ3CS2M.jpg?auth=e49a10bb9ac960d912a3e0ddf4a2db76b51fabcca43b789c029f9340aa0adf10&width=736&height=414&quality=70&smart=true)
Empieza en India el Kumbh Mela, una masiva fiesta hindú con 400 millones de peregrinos
El objetivo de las largas caravanas de personas devotas, procedentes de todos los rincones de la India y el mundo, es bañarse en las aguas sagradas que, según la mitología, limpiarán los pecados.