Hindu devotees listen to a religious leader at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take dips in the confluence, hoping to wash away sins during the month-long festival. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Hindu devotee and a narrator Pandit Pradeep Mishra, center, talks with Hindu holy men or Sadhus before going for a spiritual speech at a camp in the Sangam, the confluence of three rivers the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu devotees dance as they listen to a religious leader at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take dips in the confluence, hoping to wash away sins during the month-long festival. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu devotees listen to a religious leader at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take dips in the confluence, hoping to wash away sins during the month-long festival. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu devotees listen to a religious leader at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take dips in the confluence, hoping to wash away sins during the month-long festival. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu priests offers prayers at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take dips in the confluence, hoping to wash away sins during the month-long festival. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu devotees listen to a religious leader at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take dips in the confluence, hoping to wash away sins during the month-long festival. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu devotees with their belongings arrive for a holy dip at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take dips in the confluence, hoping to wash away sins during the month-long festival. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

An aerial view of a makeshift tented city on the Sangam, confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, rivers, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023 .Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take dips in the confluence, hoping to wash away sins during the month-long festival. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A view of traffic snarl after devotees crowd the Sangam, confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A view of traffic snarl after devotees crowd the Sangam, confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Tongas or horse carts are used to transport large quantity of goods in Lucknow, India. Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Idols of Hindu God Ram, center, his wife Sita, right, and brother Lakshman are carried in a mini truck in Lucknow, India, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Tonga or horse cart carries a large quantity of goods in Lucknow, India. Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Pilgrims travel over the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, on Basant Panchami day at the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Basant Panchami is celebrated by worshipping Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and wisdom, and marks the advent of spring. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A Hindu holy man blows a conch as he performs a ritual at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, on Basant Panchami day at the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Basant Panchami is celebrated by worshipping Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and wisdom, and marks the advent of spring. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu pilgrims take a ritualistic dip on Basant Panchami at the Sangam, the confluence of sacred rivers the Yamuna, the Ganges and the mythical Saraswati, on Basant Panchami day at the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Basant Panchami is celebrated by worshipping Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and wisdom, and marks the advent of spring. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu holy men burn dried cow dung cakes as they perform a ritual at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, on Basant Panchami day, at the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Basant Panchami is celebrated by worshipping Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and wisdom, and marks the advent of spring. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)