A Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara devotee performs fire breathing stunts in a procession towards the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, during the first “royal entry” (Peshwai)for the Mahakumbh festival, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Thursday, January 2, 2025. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)
