Image: Kumbh Mela, India (46558384584)
Description: Allahabad - Prayagraj Naga Sadhu A sadhu, also spelt saddhu, is a religious ascetic, mendicant (monk) or any holy person in Hinduism and Jainism who has renounced the worldly life. Naga = naked. Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred or holy river. The main festival site is located on the banks of a river: the confluence (Sangam) of the Ganges and the Yamuna and the invisible Sarasvati at Allahabad. Bathing is thought to cleanse a person of all their sins.
Title: Kumbh Mela, India (46558384584)
Credit: Kumbh Mela, India
Author: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland
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