Allahabad

Allahabad has been for more than 2000 years a holy city, it's at the confluence of 3 rivers, amongst others the Ganges and Yamuna. It's also one of the 4 places where the Kumbh Mela takes place. Except the river banks and a few temples there isn't a lot to do and to see, so we stayed there only for 1 day and it was difficult to find a place to sleep. Finally we found a retiring room in the railway station.


The Ganges river where it meets the Yamuna, people take a bath in it.


There were a lot of processions from the banks to the temple, walking along the old fort (which is unfortunately closed except a small temple inside, because the military still uses it).


Everywhere in the countryside (all over India) they use the cow shit. They collect it and afterwards form it and let it dry in the sun.