'Sadhus' take part in a religious procession at Kamakhya temple, on the eve of the annual Ambubachi Mela, in Guwahati.
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Sadhus (hindu holy men) stage a protest near Kamakhya temple during Ambubachi Mela, in Guwahati.
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Devotees offer prayers at the Kamakhya temple which reopened after the end of the annual Ambubachi Mela, in Guwahati.
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Devotees throng the Maa Kamakhya temple ahead of the annual Ambubachi Mela, in Guwahati.
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Devotees arrive to offer prayers during the ongoing 'Ambubachi Mela', at Kamakhya temple, in Guwahati.
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Devotees arrive to offer prayers during the ongoing 'Ambubachi Mela', at Kamakhya temple, in Guwahati.
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Devotees visit the Kamakhya temple that opened for prayers after the four days of Ambubachi Mela, in Guwahati.