State government officials throw flowers from a helicopter as Hindu devotees throng Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges and the Yamuna on 'Mauni Amavasya' in Prayagraj, India, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. 'Mauni Amavasya' is a new moon day, considered auspicious for bathing here during the ongoing annual month long Hindu religious fair "Magh Mela" (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)