Hindu devotees gather to take a holy dip in the waters of the river Ganges during the early morning on the last bathing day of Kumbh Mela in Allahabad March 10, 2013. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash 

A security force personnel takes pictures of a Naga Sadhu on the banks of the river Ganges at the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Allahabad February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash 

Sadhvis, or Hindu ascetic women, gather on the banks of the river Ganges before taking the holy dip during the third 'Shahi Snan' (grand bath) at the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Allahabad February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash 

A sadhu takes pictures with his tablet on the banks of the river Ganges before taking holy dip during the third 'Shahi Snan' (grand bath) at the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Allahabad February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash 

A Naga Sadhu balances himself on a bamboo pole on the banks of the river Ganges after taking the holy dip during the third 'Shahi Snan' (grand bath) at the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Allahabad February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Naga Sadhus raise their arms while shouting religious hymns on the banks of the river Ganges after taking the holy dip during the third 'Shahi Snan' (grand bath) at the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Allahabad February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Sadhus gesture as one of them holds a "trishul" or trident-shaped weapon after taking a dip during the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath), of the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Allahabad February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A Hindu devotee takes a dip during the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath), of the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Allahabad February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Sadhus wearing marigold garlands line up as they prepare to take a dip during the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath), of the ongoing "Kumbh Mela" in Allahabad February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A Sadhu rides a horse before he takes a dip during the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath), of the ongoing "Kumbh Mela" in Allahabad February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Hindu devotees cross the river Ganges on pontoon bridges after bathing in the waters at Sangam - the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers - after the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath), during the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Allahabad February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash 

A sadhu wears marigold garlands as he prepare to take a dip during the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath), of the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Allahabad February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Pilgrims wrap their belongings in a blanket as they move locations during the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath), of the ongoing "Kumbh Mela" in Allahabad February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

People gather to watch as sadhus take a dip during the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath), of the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Allahabad February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A sadhu rides a horse after taking a dip during the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath), of the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Allahabad February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

People gather to watch as sadhus take a dip during the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath), of the ongoing "Kumbh Mela" in Allahabad February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Sadhus line up as they prepare to take a dip during the second "Shahi Snan" (grand bath), of the ongoing "Kumbh Mela" in Allahabad February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Mahadev Bharti, 56, a Sadhu who claims to stand at 18-inch, smokes inside a tent on the banks of the river Ganges during the ongoing "Kumbh Mela" in Allahabad January 28, 2013. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash 

Mahadev Bharti (R), 56, a Sadhu who claims to stand at 18-inch, speaks with a fellow Sadhu inside a tent on the banks of the river Ganges during the ongoing "Kumbh Mela" in Allahabad January 28, 2013. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash 

Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men raise their arms while shouting religious hymns as they take the holy dip in the waters of the river Ganges during the third 'Shahi Snan' (grand bath) at the ongoing "Kumbh Mela" or Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad February 15, 2013. During the festival, Hindus take part in a religious gathering on the banks of the river Ganges. The festival is held every 12 years in a temporary city covering an area larger than Athens, spread over a wide sandy river bank in Allahabad at the point where the Ganges and Yamuna rivers meet a third mythical river. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A Sadhu prays after taking dip in the waters of the river Ganges during the second ritual bathing on the occasion of Paush Purnima at the ongoing "Kumbh Mela" in Allahabad January 27, 2013. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash 

A Sadhu man stands amidst the debris after a fire broke out at Saket Dham in Triveni area during the ongoing "Kumbh Mela" in Allahabad January 25, 2013. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash 

Newly initiated Sadhvis, or Hindu ascetic women of the Juna Akhara, return to their camp after attending Diksha, a ritual on the banks of the river Ganges, during the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Allahabad February 13, 2013. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash 

A devotee exercises before taking a holy dip on the banks of the Ganges during the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Allahabad February 12, 2013. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash