Amazing Allahabad

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From the exotic delights of Khajuraho on to the amazing Allahabad...we came into the city over this huge huge suspension bridge spannin a huge river. Allahabad sits on the confluence of the Ganges and the...rivers. There is also said to be a third underground river. We hadn't heard of it previously..only of the more wellknown Varanasi (akar Benares) as eing a holy place for bathing in the river. But the scale of Allahabad has to be seen to be believed!! There are literally square miles of tent city/suburbs and pen fields by the river where people come to stay so they can bathe n the wayerrs or take a boat trip on the sacred river Ganges. Once everey 12 years there is a festival over a 2 week period that caters for 70 million people to make their pilgrimage in that period...YEP 70 Million!!

Other than that, (which was so mind boggling that you didn't need to add anything more) the city was the usual chaotic mess of the big cities...although quite a few trees, and a large Christian church.

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Photos

Allahabad - Ganges Riverside
Boarding the boats

Allahabad - Ganges Riverside 3
Looking back up to the bank from the river edge

Allahabad - Ganges Riverside 5
Boats and birds in the water

Allahabad - Ganges Riverside
Walking down to the boats

Allahabad - Ganges Riverside 6
People on the river bank

The guru
On his platform

Allahabad - Ganges Riverside 7
Walking down to boats

Selling water bottles for the sacred water
Take away with a difference - sacred, but not pure...(although the river air did smell cool and fresh, and the river looked pretty clean)