17th February 1948: The ashes of assassinated Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948) being carried through the streets of Allahabad before being consigned to the River Ganges. Allahabad, in northern India's Uttar Pradesh State, is one of India's holiest cities, lying at the confluence of the Yamuna and Ganges rivers. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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