The Kumbh Mela (the festival of the sacred pitcher) is anchored in Hindu mythology. It is the largest public gathering and collective act of faith, anywhere in the world. The Mela draws tens of millions of pilgrims over the course of approximately 48 days to bathe at the sacred confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the mystical Sarasvati. Primarily, this congregation includes Ascetics, Saints, Sadhus, Sadhvis, Kalpvasis, and Pilgrims from all walks of life.
Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, wait during a procession before taking a dip in a holy pond during the second ‘Shahi Snan’ (grand bath) at Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Trimbakeshwar on September 13, 2015
Newly initiated Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men of the Juna Akhara attend the Dikasha ritual on the banks of the river Ganges during the ongoing ‘Kumbh Mela’, in Prayagraj
Newly-initiated Naga Sadhus perform rituals at the bank of Ganga river during the ongoing Kumbh Mela festival 2019, in Allahabad.
Newly initiated Naga Sadhus (Hindu holy men) sit as they perform rituals on the banks of the Ganges river during the Kumbh Mela, in Allahabad.
Newly initiated Sadhvis, or Hindu ascetic women, of the Juna Akhara attend the Dikasha ritual on the banks of the river Ganges during the ongoing ‘Kumbh Mela’, in Prayagraj.
Newly initiated Naga Sadhus (Hindu holy men) gather as they perform rituals on the banks of the Ganga river during the Kumbh Mela, in Allahabad on February 6.
Newly initiated Naga Sadhus (Hindu holy men) sit as they perform rituals on the banks of the Ganges river during the Kumbh Mela, in Allahabad.
Sadhus shoot on a DSLR camera on a bank of Ganga river during the ongoing Kumbh Mela festival, in Allahabad.
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