On the first day of Kumbh Mela, thousands of Sadhus take a dip in the Holy Waters of Ganges

While the Kumbh Mela started on Jan 13, today (Jan 14) was the 1st of the ritual baths, in which sadhu akhadaas take the 1st dip after an elaborate procession to the river.

After the sadhus, or holy men, thousands of devotees took the dip in the sangam (confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati) at Prayagraj.

Source: indianexpress