Pilgrim with oil lamp during Hindu festival Kumbh Mela, Ujjain, India, Asia

"Four newly initiated Shiva sadhus from Avahan Akhara, holy men, sitting around a bonfire, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

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

"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"

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

Sadhu with monkeys in his arm, while Hindu festival Kumbh Mela, Ujjain, India, Asia

"Sitting in silence as part of the initiation of new sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

"Two Udaisin Sadhus, holy men, sitting in their tent 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"

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

"Shiva sadhus, holy men, sitting in a tent at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia"

Sadhus at the holy bath, Holi Dip, Hindu festival Kumbh Mela, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia