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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/18/23/43/18LIn0.St.138.jpeg|416A Naga Sadhu, or Naked Hindu holy man, stands on the top of an elephant during a religious procession toward Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam during the Mahakumbh festival in January 2013, which falls every 12th year. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/18/23/44/Bi7Jy.St.138.jpeg|416A Naga Sadhu, or Hindu naked holy man, shouts religious slogans during a procession towards Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam during the Mahakumbh festival in January 2013, which falls every 12th year. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/18/23/43/g5Lgq.St.138.jpeg|413A naga sadhu, or Naked Hindu holy man, poses for a photograph in front of a car draped with garlands of marigold in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam during the Mahakumbh festival in January 2013, which falls every 12th year. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/18/23/43/1sK5P3.St.138.jpeg|525Indian children seek blessing from a naga sadhu, or Naked Hindu holy man, in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam during the Mahakumbh festival in January 2013, which falls every 12th year. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/18/23/42/3DNvw.St.138.jpeg|416Naga Sadhus, or Naked Hindu holy men, take out a religious procession toward Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam during the Mahakumbh festival in January 2013, which falls every 12th year. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/18/23/41/mjbSk.St.138.jpeg|416A Hindu holy man performs morning rituals at Sangam, the confluence of Rivers Ganges and Yamuna, in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to arrive here in January for the Maha Kumbh festival, a religious congregation which takes place once in twelve years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/18/23/41/gYKaK.St.138.jpeg|416Indian people watch Naga Sadhus, or Naked Hindu holy men, take out a religious procession towards Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam during the Mahakumbh festival in January 2013, which falls every 12th year. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/18/23/40/1aBELX.St.138.jpeg|416Naga Sadhus, or Naked Hindu holy men, take out a religious procession towards Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam during the Mahakumbh festival in January 2013, which falls every 12th year. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/18/23/40/kOJVD.St.138.jpeg|416A Naga Sadhu, or Naked Hindu holy man, dressed as Hindu God Shiva dances during a religious procession towards Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam during the Mahakumbh festival in January 2013, which falls every 12th year. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/18/23/39/m8T9u.St.138.jpeg|416Indian people watch Naga Sadhus, or Naked Hindu holy men, take out a religious procession towards Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam during the Mahakumbh festival in January 2013, which falls every 12th year. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/18/23/39/15lqMV.St.138.jpeg|457Indian band members play during a religious procession towards Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam during the Mahakumbh festival in January 2013, which falls every 12th year. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/18/23/38/LEXae.St.138.jpeg|404Naga Sadhus participate in a religious procession towards Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in largest religious congregation on the banks of Sangam during the Mahakumbh festival in January 2013, which falls every 12th year. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/18/23/38/KyQx4.St.138.jpeg|422Hindu devotees bathe and perform morning rituals at Sangam, the confluence of Rivers Ganges and Yamuna, in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to arrive here in January for the Maha Kumbh festival, a religious congregation which takes place once in twelve years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/18/23/42/MIZtk.St.138.jpeg|411In this Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photograph, Hindu pilgrims ride on boats in the Ganges River in Allahabad, India. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to arrive here in January for the Maha Kumbh festival, a religious congregation which takes place once in twelve years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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