"Taking a purifying bath in the river Ganges as part of the initiation of new sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Taking their first meal in their new lives as part of the initiation of new sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Portrait of a man joining the initiation of new sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival at night, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Women during the initiation of new Jain nuns, during Kumbha Mela festival, at night, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Woman during the initiation of new Jain nuns, during Kumbha Mela festival, at night, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"A newly initiated Shiva sadhu from Avahan Akhara, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Group of men standing in the river Ganges, getting orders by gurus as part of the initiation of new sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Group of men standing in the river Ganges, getting orders by a guru as part of the initiation of new sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Sitting in silence as part of the initiation of new sadhus at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Portrait of a Shiva sadhu from Avahan Akhara, within a group of fellow sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Guru guiding the initiation of new sadhus at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Guru guiding the initiation of new sadhus at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Walking back to the Akhara as part of the initiation of new sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"