Bhagwat Prasad Tiwari and his granddaughter wear sacred marks reading 'Shree Ram' stamped in vermillion on their foreheads as they leave after bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati rivers the day before the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)