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

"Sitting around a bonfire and chanting mantras as part of the initiation of new sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"New sadhus during their initiation, at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, 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"

"Newly initiated Shiva sadhus from Avahan Akhara, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Group of Jangam Sadhus, holy men, at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Group of newly initiated Shiva sadhus from Avahan Akhara, holy men, sitting around a bonfire, 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"

"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"

"Taking a purifying bath 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"

"New sadhus getting orders from gurus as part of their initiation, at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Man putting sand on the head of a another man joining the initiation of new sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

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