A night view of the banks of "Sangam," the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, which is illuminated for the upcoming one-month-long Mahakumbh festival in Allahabad, India, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in the large religious congregation on the banks of Sangam during the Mahakumbh festival in January 2013, which falls every 12th year.
Rajesh Singh Associated Press