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A view of Banganga on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Mumbai on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Banganga in Mumbai on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping & taking the holy dip as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Banganga in Mumbai on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Banganga in Mumbai on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping & taking the holy dip as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Banganga in Mumbai on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Banganga in Mumbai on Monday, 15 October 2012.

Women performing rituals as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Banganga in Mumbai on Monday, 15 October 2012.

Woman performing rituals as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Banganga in Mumbai on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Banganga in Mumbai on Monday, 15 October 2012.

A man worshiping & taking the holy dip as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Banganga in Mumbai on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Banganga in Mumbai on Monday, 15 October 2012.

A man worshiping & taking the holy dip as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Banganga in Mumbai on Monday, 15 October 2012.

Women performing rituals as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Banganga in Mumbai on Monday, 15 October 2012.

Women performing rituals as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Banganga in Mumbai on Monday, 15 October 2012.

Women performing rituals as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Ganga River in Kolkata on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping & taking the holy dip as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Ganga River in Kolkata on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping & taking the holy dip as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Ganga River in Kolkata on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping & taking the holy dip as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Ganga River in Kolkata on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping & taking the holy dip as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Ganga River in Kolkata on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Ganga River in Kolkata on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Ganga River in Kolkata on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Ganga River in Kolkata on Monday, 15 October 2012.

People worshiping & taking the holy bath as a part of the rituals performed by Hindus on the Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha at Ganga River in Kolkata on Monday, 15 October 2012.

Devotees gather to perform "Tarpan", sacred offerings to ancestors, on the occasion of Pitra Visarjan at the banks of river Ganga in Kolkata on Thursday 07 October 2010.

A devotee performs "Tarpan", sacred offerings to ancestors, on the occasion of Pitra Visarjan at the banks of river Ganga in Kolkata on Thursday 07 October 2010.

Devotees offer prayers at Banganga on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Mumbai on Thursday 07 October 2010.Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

A devotee offers prayers at Banganga on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Mumbai on Thursday 07 October 2010.Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Devotees offer prayers at Banganga on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Mumbai on Thursday 07 October 2010.Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Devotees gather to perform "Tarpan", sacred offerings to ancestors, on the occasion of Pitra Visarjan at the banks of river Ganga in Kolkata on Thursday 07 October 2010.

A devotee offers prayers at Banganga on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Mumbai on Thursday 07 October 2010.Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

A devotee perform "Tarpan", sacred offerings to ancestors, on the occasion of Pitra Visarjan at the banks of river Ganga in Kolkata on Thursday 07 October 2010.

Devotees gather to perform "Tarpan", sacred offerings to ancestors, on the occasion of Pitra Visarjan at the banks of river Ganga in Kolkata on Thursday 07 October 2010.

Devotees gather to perform "Tarpan", sacred offerings to ancestors, on the occasion of Pitra Visarjan at the banks of river Ganga in Kolkata on Thursday 07 October 2010.

Devotees gather to perform "Tarpan", sacred offerings to ancestors, on the occasion of Pitra Visarjan at the banks of river Ganga in Kolkata on Thursday 07 October 2010.

Devotees perform traditional ritual "Tarpan" at the river of Ganga on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Kolkata on Friday, 18 September 2009. Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Thousands of Indian Hindu devotees take a holy dip in the river of Ganga to perform traditional ritual "Tarpan" on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Kolkata on Friday, 18 September 2009. Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Devotees offer prayers at Banganga on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Mumbai on Friday, 18 September 2009. Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Devotees offer prayers at Banganga on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Mumbai on Friday, 18 September 2009. Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Devotees offer prayers at Banganga on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Mumbai on Friday, 18 September 2009. Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

A Devotee offers prayer at Banganga on the occasion of Sarva Pitri Amavasya to mark the end of Pitrupaksha in Mumbai on Friday, 18 September 2009. Pitru Paksha Shradh, or Pitr Paksh Shraddh, is the annual rites and rituals offered to ancestors, relatives and dead parents in the month of Ashwin in North India and during Bhadrapad in Gujarat and Maharashtra.