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Kumbh Mela: A Photo Essay

Among the faithful at the confluence of Hinduism's holy waters are those who defy the day-to-day divisions of worldly life, for whom the soul transcends the body every living moment, and who slip seamlessly into the swell of humanity that is the Kumbh Mela. They are believers who also happen to belong to a community of transgenders.
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