Maha Kumbh Celebration - India

Maha Kumbh Celebration - India

Hindu devotees walk towards the religious river bank Sangam for bath on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

First day of Maha Kumbh Mela - India

First day of Maha Kumbh Mela - India

Hindu devotees walk towards the religious river bank Sangam for bath on the eve of Makar Sankranti in Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 13 January, 2025. Amidst the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, according the organisers, 400 million people gather for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a celebration of spiritual rebirth and enlightenment. Photo by Indranil Aditya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

People purify themselves by bathing in cold water at Koyasan

People purify themselves by bathing in cold water at Koyasan

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Followers of the Koyasan Shingon sect of Buddhism in the Koyasan area in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama bath in cold water to purify themselves at the Okunoin inner sanctuary of the Kongobuji temple on Jan. 24, 2010. The wintertime dip is carried out for religious training purposes.

People purify themselves by taking a wintertime dip

People purify themselves by taking a wintertime dip

KOYA, Japan - People bath in cold water to purify themselves for religious training purposes at the Okunoin area of Mt. Koya in Wakayama Prefecture on Jan. 21.

People purify themselves by taking a wintertime dip

People purify themselves by taking a wintertime dip

KOYA, Japan - People bath in cold water to purify themselves for religious training purposes at the Okunoin area of Mt. Koya in Wakayama Prefecture on Jan. 21. (Kyodo)

People purify themselves by bathing in cold water at Koyasan

People purify themselves by bathing in cold water at Koyasan

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Followers of the Koyasan Shingon sect of Buddhism in the Koyasan area in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama bath in cold water to purify themselves at the Okunoin inner sanctuary of the Kongobuji temple on Jan. 24, 2010. The wintertime dip is carried out for religious training purposes. (Kyodo)