Preparations are in full swing at the Triveni Sangam
Labourers construct an 'aarti ghat' ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit for unveiling and inauguration of Kumbh Mela 2019 works at Sangam, in Allahabad.
Combo photo: Golden baba, a sadhu who came with his followers wearing 15.5 kg of gold worth almost Rs 3 crore, to take a dip in the Ganga at the Ardh Kumbh.
A Naga Sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, performs evening rituals after a holy dip at Sangam, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad.
Devotees arrive to take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges and Yamuna at the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad.
A foreign devotee bearing a tattoo of Hindu Lord Shiva on his back is seen in Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges and Yamuna at the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad.
Devotees arrive to take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges and Yamuna at the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad.
Foreigners pray at Maha Kumbh in Allahabad.
A woman carries a coconut as she takes part in morning prayers while bathing at Sangam during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad.
Thousands of devotees taking holy bath at 'Hari ki Paudi' on the last day of Kumbh Mela in Haridwar.
Sadhus of Maha Nirvan Akhara during a prayers at the end of Maha Kumbh in Haridwar.
Huge rush of devotees at Haridwar station as they return after last Royal Bath of the Kumbh Mela.
An elderly devotee collects water from the River Ganga, during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar.
Sadhus take a holy dip in the River Ganga during the main Royal Bath at the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar.
Sadhus of Juna Akhara proceed for Royal Bath in River Ganga during Maha Kumbh in Haridwar.
A Sadhu preaches as passersby worship and leave alms on the River Ganga, during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and BJP President Nitin Gadkari performing Ganga puja in Haridwar.
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj takes bath on the occasion of Baisaki during the ongoing Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar.
Thousands of pilgrims flocking to Brahma Kund on Ganga for 'Kumbh snan' on the occasion of Baisaki, in Haridwar.
Devotees offer prayers on the banks of the River Ganga, during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar.
