JCBs level the sandy surface on the banks of the River Ganga in preparation of the Mahakumbh Festival in 2025, a series of ritual baths by Hindu sadhus, or holy men, and other pilgrims at Sangam that dates back to at least medieval times at Prayagraj in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)