India’s Mahakumbh Mela, which is the largest religious gathering in the world, entered its second day on Tuesday.
The festival is expected to attract 400 million visitors over the next six weeks.
Thousands of religious leaders and pilgrims could be seen plunging into the icy water in a ritual they believed would cleanse them of sin and help them attain salvation.
The BBC’s Samira Hussain describes the “strange” sight that began in the early hours of the morning.
