A large number of Hindus took a holy dip in the sacred Ganges River at different places on the occasion of Ganga Dusshehra on June 21, 2010.
During the festival, devotees worshipped the holy river and sought blessings from the Ganga.
Image: A priest performs the evening 'aarti' on the occasion of Ganga Mahotsav at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, near Allahabad.
Text: ANI
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