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dreamsyndicate 100 % head-wobble Registered: June 2003 Location: Belgium Posts: 139 users gallery	The confluence of the Ganga (brown colour) & the Yamuna (green colour) river in Allahabad . A popular spot to perform some 'Nariyal' puja for a small fee ... & the ground for the 12-year Khumb Mela. This is what Mark Twain wrote after a visit in 1895 : ...From the lofty ramparts one has a fine view of the sacred rivers. They join at that point - the pale blue Jumna, apparently clean and clear, and the muddy Ganges, dull yellow and not clean...
	· Date: Wed May 4, 2005 · Views: 1832 · Filesize: 32.0kb, 159.0kb · Dimensions: 825 x 619 ·
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	Rating: 10.00
	Keywords: Sangam Allahabad Uttar Pradesh
	Location that this photo was taken in: Allahabad Uttar Pradesh
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SitaParityaga

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Registered: May 2003
Location: California
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Fri May 6, 2005 1:59pm

Rating: 10

this is a great shot of an important spiritual place, the sangam! Don't forget the invisible saraswati river also merges here. Not many people visit Allahabad, an interesting town. Thanks for bringing back fond memories.

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dreamsyndicate

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Registered: June 2003
Location: Belgium
Posts: 139

Tue May 10, 2005 6:47pm

Thanks, apart from the holy places by the river, Allahabad is a nice place, especially the 'open air restaurants' along MG-road are great to pass the evening in a relaxed way.

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