Plunging into the Ganges River, this man joins millions washing away their sins.<br/> <br />Up to 30 million Hindus are expected to bathe in the river to mark the day they believe the universe was created.<br/> <br />Devotees offer sweets to the gods and observe silence before entering the chilly waters.<br/> <br />Sunday is also the holiest day of the Kumbh festival.<br/> <br />Once every 12 years, tens of millions of pilgrims stream to Allahabad for the Maha Kumbh Mela at the point where the Ganges meets two other rivers.<br/> <br />The more than 2,000-year-old festival is a meeting point for the Hindu holy men, some who live in forests or caves.<br/> <br />It has its roots in a Hindu belief that the god Vishnu wrested from demons a golden pot containing the nectar of immortality.
