Volunteers clean piles of trash and children wade through the waters of the Ganges, searching for coins left behind by pilgrims after India's vast Hindu festival Kumbh Mela wrapped up. Organisers said hundreds of millions of devotees attended the six weeks of celebration. Despite two deadly stampedes that killed dozens, the festival in the northern city of Prayagraj has been hailed as a triumph by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party, bolstering its carefully cultivated image as a steward of Hindu resurgence and prosperity. IMAGES