Holy dip

Prayagraj - Uttar Pradesh - India

This picture was taken on the confluence of the three holy rivers- the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, at the famous Triveni Sangam in the holy month of Magh. The confluence of rivers also marks the ‘confluence of faiths’, where the rigid confines of communal feelings dissolve in the serenity of the waters… The lady is bathing her son in the chilly waters having assured his life, after she lost two previous sons…