Hundreds of Hindu worshippers bathe in toxic foam as they offer prayers in one of India's holiest rivers, the Yamuna, on the occasion of the Hindu festival, Chhath Puja. City authorities' attempts to dissipate the foam earlier in the day were futile.

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