A Hindu devotee looks into a mirror as he gets his forehead smeared by a holy man at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, a day before the official beginning of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A woman sells empty plastic containers as devotees arrive to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, a day before the official beginning of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Sanitation workers walk after cleaning an area on the banks of the Ganges river, where the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival will officially begin on Monday, in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A Hindu holy man smokes marijuana at his makeshift living quarters at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, a day before the official beginning of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Hindu holy men walk in a procession a day before the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival, at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Hindu holy men arrive in a procession at an akhara where they will stay during the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival beginning on Jan. 13, at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A Hindu woman devotee adjusts her saree as she changes after taking bath at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, a day before the official beginning of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A Hindu holy man sips tea at his makeshift living quarters at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, a day before the official beginning of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)