Indian Folk Artists Accompany Naked Hindu Holy Men Procession In Religious Congregation

Indian folk artists accompany Naga Sadhu, or Naked Hindu holy men procession as they arrive for Mahakumbh, in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in the large religious congregation on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati during the Mahakumbh festival in January 2013, which falls every 12th year.

A Naga Sadhu, or Naked Hindu holy man, who have come to participate in Mahakhumbh dries his clothes after a dip in the river Ganges, in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013.

Naga Sadhus, or Naked Hindu holy men, are partially clothed as they perform during a religious procession as they arrive for Mahakumbh, in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. <AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh>