Magh Mela: Devotees take holy dip at Sangam in Allahabad

Thousands of Hindu devotees gather to perform rituals at the Sangam. (Source: AP)

A holy man takes a holy dip at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, on "Mauni Amavasya" or new moon day, the third and most auspicious date of bathing during the annual month long Hindu religious fair "Magh Mela" in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips in the confluence, hoping to wash away sins during the festival. (Source: AP)

Devotees walk across a pontoon bridge to arrive at the Sangam in Allahabad on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (Source: AP)

A family prays to a cow after a holy dip at the Sangam. (Source: AP)

Horse mounted policemen guard as Hindu devotees arrive. (Source: AP)

An elderly Hindu devotee carries his grandson oh his shoulder as he and others arrive at the Sangam. (Source: AP)

Hindu devotees walk across a pontoon bridge to arrive at the Sangam. (Source: AP)

A Hindu woman devotee holds an oil lamp and offers prayers to the Sun god after taking a holy dip at the Sangam. (Source: AP)

A Hindu devotee prays at the Sangam. (Source: AP)

Thousands of Hindu devotees gather to perform rituals at the Sangam. (Source: AP)