Hindu Guru (dressed in white) leading a procession of members of his Ashram, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

In this procession, women were carrying coconut offerings on their heads.

Kumbh Mela is the largest festival on Earth, taking place once every 12 years, with more than 50 million Hindu pilgrims gathering to pray and bathe in the holy Ganges river.

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