A distinct group of people known as Kalpwasis can be found among the large crowds at the Kumbh Mela, the largest religious meeting in Prayagraj city in northern India.
They are generally old travelers who spend a month on the banks of the holy Ganges river performing the ritual of Kalpwas. They think this will bring them closer to God and to forgiveness.
Over a million Kalpwasis are alleged to have been camping out in houses spread across the fairgrounds since the start of the Kumbh Mela on January 13 in the dark.
Two of them revealed to the BBC what their typical morning looks like.
Video by Ankit Srinivas, Antriksha Pathania and Anahita Sachdev