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12 January 2026

Devotees bathe in the Kosi River at the Karkateshwar Mahadev Temple and Ashram in Kakrighat, Uttarakhand, India, on April 20, 2024. Karkateshwar Mahadev Temple is located along the Vivekananda Trail and is the place where Swami Vivekananda receives enlightenment. Swami Vivekananda spends a lot of time in the Kumaon region of the Himalayas and sets up ashrams and spiritual centers there. The Vivekananda Trail in Kumaon is a path that he treads as a young monk in 1890. Kakrighat is the site where Vivekananda sets foot more than 100 years ago and is one of the most important places along the Vivekananda Trail in Kumaon. Within the grounds of Karkateshwar Mahadev Temple, there is a large Peepal tree with densely spread leaves. It is this spot where Vivekananda, in deep meditation after sanctifying himself with a bath in the Kosi River, revives enlightenment. The original tree under which Swami Vivekananda meditates has long since dried up. On July 15, 2016, one of the cloned saplings of the sacred tree (which the local people reverentially refer to as Vivekananda Jnana-vriksha) is planted at the very spot where the original tree stands.

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12 January 2026

A devotee is inside the Karkateshwar Mahadev Temple and Ashram in Kakrighat, Uttarakhand, India, on April 20, 2024. Karkateshwar Mahadev Temple is located along the Vivekananda Trail and is the place where Swami Vivekananda receives enlightenment. Swami Vivekananda spends a lot of time in the Kumaon region of the Himalayas and sets up Ashrams and spiritual centers there. The Vivekananda Trail in Kumaon is a path that he treads as a young monk in 1890. Kakrighat is the site where Vivekananda sets foot more than 100 years ago and is one of the most important places along the Vivekananda Trail in Kumaon. Within the grounds of Karkateshwar Mahadev Temple, there is a large Peepal tree with densely spread leaves. It is this spot where Vivekananda, in deep meditation after sanctifying himself with a bath in the Kosi River, revives enlightenment. The original tree under which Swami Vivekananda meditates has long since dried up. On July 15, 2016, one of the cloned saplings of the sacred tree (which the local people reverentially refer to as Vivekananda Jnana-vriksha) is planted at the very spot where the original tree stands.

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12 January 2026

Indian Hindu devotees gather at the banks of the Sangam during the ongoing one-month-long annual traditional fair Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 12, 2026.

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12 January 2026

Indian Hindu devotees gather at the banks of the Sangam during the ongoing one-month-long annual traditional fair Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 12, 2026.

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12 January 2026

Indian Hindu devotees gather at the banks of the Sangam during the ongoing one-month-long annual traditional fair Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 12, 2026.

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12 January 2026

Indian Hindu devotees gather at the banks of the Sangam during the ongoing one-month-long annual traditional fair Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 12, 2026.

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12 January 2026

Indian Hindu devotees gather at the banks of the Sangam during the ongoing one-month-long annual traditional fair Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on January 12, 2026.

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12 January 2026

An Indian Hindu devotee performs evening prayers at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, during the ongoing one-month-long annual traditional fair Magh Mela festival, in Prayagraj, India, on January 12, 2026.

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12 January 2026

Hindu devotees line up to collect free food at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on January 12, 2026. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims travel to Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, to take a holy dip on the auspicious occasion of the Makar Sankranti festival on January 14.

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12 January 2026

A Hindu devotee has his eyes tested at a free eye-care camp organized by a social worker at the Makarsankranti transit camp ahead of the upcoming Makar Sankranti festival in Kolkata, India, on January 12, 2026.

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12 January 2026

A Hindu devotee has her eyes tested at a free eye-care camp organized by a social worker at the Makarsankranti transit camp ahead of the upcoming Makar Sankranti festival in Kolkata, India, on January 12, 2026.

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12 January 2026

A Hindu devotee has her eyes tested at a free eye-care camp organized by a social worker at the Makarsankranti transit camp ahead of the upcoming Makar Sankranti festival in Kolkata, India, on January 12, 2026.

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11 January 2026

Decorations are displayed at a Chinese supermarket in preparation for the Lunar New Year of the Horse (Spring Festival) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 10, 2026. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2026 is the Year of the Horse.

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11 January 2026

Lucky envelopes are displayed and sold at a Chinese shop in preparation for the Lunar New Year of the Horse (Spring Festival) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 10, 2026. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2026 is the Year of the Horse.

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11 January 2026

Lucky envelopes are displayed and sold at a Chinese shop in preparation for the Lunar New Year of the Horse (Spring Festival) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 10, 2026. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2026 is the Year of the Horse.

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11 January 2026

Lucky red envelopes are displayed and sold at a Chinese shop in preparation for the Lunar New Year of the Horse (Spring Festival) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 10, 2026. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2026 is the Year of the Horse.

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