IN PICTURES: Huge crowds converge at Sangam as part of annual Magh Mela
Thousands of Hindu devotees are taking part in the month long 'Magh Mela' in Allahabad, India.
Devotees took part in rituals at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and the Yamuna on "Mauni Amavasya" or New Moon day, the third and the most auspicious date of bathing during the Magh Mela. (AP/Rajesh Kumar Singh).
Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take dips in the confluence, hoping to wash away sins during the month long festival.
Policemen on horse backs guard as Hindu devotees, offer prayers to the Sun god after taking a holy dip at Sangam.
People watch Indian daredevils perform stunts in the well of death at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges
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