Festival Haiku - Kumbh Mela, Allahabad Poem by john tiong chunghoo

Jan.7,2013: A man dressed as Kali, the Hindu goddess associated with power, time & change, performs with a burning camphor tablet on his tongue during a religious procession ahead of the Kumbh Mela festival in the northern Indian city of Allahabad on Jan.6. The festival, which happens every 12 years, is billed as the largest religious gathering in the world. Millions of Hindus take part in the event at the banks of the sacred river Ganges.