hindu devotees take a holy bath in the ganges river during kumbha mela festival in haridwar india on april 14 2010 the pilgrimage takes place every three years rotating amongst four different locations in india thus once every 12 years in each location it lasts for 42 days attracting millions of people and this year ends on april 28 2010 devotees believe that taking a bath in the river will wash their sins away so they begin life anew upimaryam rahmanian w0mgfy.jpg from holy bath View Photo