The Kumbh Mela,
a major Hindu festival,
brings pilgrims to
one of four river sites
in India every three
years. In 2 019 crowds
gathered in Prayagraj
(Allahabad), at the con-
fluence of the Ganges
and Yamuna Rivers.
Day and night, tens of
thousands thronged
the temporary bridges
spanning the Ganges.WATER EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE 91