Kumbh Mela 2019: More than 1 crore devotees take holy dip in Sangam on Mahashivratri

Devotees take boat rides at the Sangam, the confluence of sacred rivers the Yamuna, the Ganges and the mythical Saraswati during the last day of Kumbh Mela or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, March 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Naga Sadhu or a naked Hindu holy man stands behind a piece of cloth hung to dry at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati during the Kumbh Mela or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Tuesday, February 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A man walks past smoke from fumigation to prevent mosquito-borne diseases at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Friday, March 1, 2019. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Sanitation workers sweep a street in an effort to create a world record at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Saturday, March 2, 2019. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, returns after taking a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India, Sunday, February 24, 2019. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is on second right. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India, Sunday, February 24, 2019. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, returns after taking a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India, Sunday, February 24, 2019. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaks after taking a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India, Sunday, February 24, 2019. The Kumbh Mela is a series of ritual baths by Hindu sadhus, or holy men, and other pilgrims at Sangam that dates back to at least medieval times. Pilgrims bathe in the river believing it cleanses them of their sins and ends their process of reincarnation. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Omar Al Schekhli from Morocco takes a ritualistic dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, India, Friday, February 22, 2019. More than 100 foreign delegates visited the Kumbh on an invitation by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A foreign delegate performs rituals at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Friday, February 22, 2019. More than 100 foreign delegates visited Kumbh on an invitation by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A foreign delegate stands for a photograph in front of giant posters of Sadhus at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Friday, February 22, 2019. More than 100 foreign delegates visited Kumbh on an invitation by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Hindu devotee offers prayers after taking a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India, Sunday, February 24, 2019. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)