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Hindu devotees pray in a holy pond on the auspicious day of Mahalaya in Mumbai, India, on 12 October 2015. Hindus offer prayers with holy water after taking a dip in the river to honor the souls of their departed ancestors during Mahalaya, which is also called Shraadh or Pitru Paksha.
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Hindu devotees pray in a holy pond on the auspicious day of Mahalaya in Mumbai, India, on 12 October 2015. Hindus offer prayers with holy water after taking a dip in the river to honor the souls of their departed ancestors during Mahalaya, which is also called Shraadh or Pitru Paksha.
Credit: Reuters
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![Mahalaya Amavasya,Shraadh,Pitru Paksha,Mahalaya Amavasya celebration,Mahalaya Amavasya 2015,Shubho Mahalaya]( "Hindu devotees pray in a holy pond on the auspicious day of Mahalaya in Mumbai, India, on 12 October 2015. Hindus offer prayers with holy water after taking a dip in the river to honor the souls of their departed ancestors during Mahalaya, which is also called Shraadh or Pitru Paksha.")
Hindu devotees pray in a holy pond on the auspicious day of Mahalaya in Mumbai, India, on 12 October 2015. Hindus offer prayers with holy water after taking a dip in the river to honor the souls of their departed ancestors during Mahalaya, which is also called Shraadh or Pitru Paksha.
Credit: Reuters
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![Mahalaya Amavasya,Shraadh,Pitru Paksha,Mahalaya Amavasya celebration,Mahalaya Amavasya 2015,Shubho Mahalaya]( "Hindu devotees pray in a holy pond on the auspicious day of Mahalaya in Mumbai, India, on 12 October 2015. Hindus offer prayers with holy water after taking a dip in the river to honor the souls of their departed ancestors during Mahalaya, which is also called Shraadh or Pitru Paksha.")
Hindu devotees pray in a holy pond on the auspicious day of Mahalaya in Mumbai, India, on 12 October 2015. Hindus offer prayers with holy water after taking a dip in the river to honor the souls of their departed ancestors during Mahalaya, which is also called Shraadh or Pitru Paksha.
Credit: Reuters
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![Mahalaya Amavasya,Shraadh,Pitru Paksha,Mahalaya Amavasya celebration,Mahalaya Amavasya 2015,Shubho Mahalaya]( "Hindu devotees pray in a holy pond on the auspicious day of Mahalaya in Mumbai, India, on 12 October 2015. Hindus offer prayers with holy water after taking a dip in the river to honor the souls of their departed ancestors during Mahalaya, which is also called Shraadh or Pitru Paksha.")
Hindu devotees pray in a holy pond on the auspicious day of Mahalaya in Mumbai, India, on 12 October 2015. Hindus offer prayers with holy water after taking a dip in the river to honor the souls of their departed ancestors during Mahalaya, which is also called Shraadh or Pitru Paksha.
Credit: Reuters
