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A street photograph of a procession of naked ascetics. Several men are bare-chested and smeared with grey-white ash, wearing thick orange and marigold garlands around their necks and arms. The foreground man, with long dark hair and a beard, wears a large oval pendant on a beaded necklace and raises his arm. Another man on the right holds his arm high with a marigold garland, and a bearded man on the left has long matted dreadlocks and a rudraksha mala. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no candidate is asserted.

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Kailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamKailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamKailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamKailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamA photograph of naked ascetic warriors (Naga sadhus) walking in a long procession along a road under a blue sky with clouds. Their bodies are smeared with grey ash, and they have long matted dreadlocks that they raise high with both arms. Several wear garlands of orange and marigold flowers around their necks. Police or uniformed attendants in khaki walk among them at the left edge. A roadside structure with signage stands in the background, and a pole with overhead wires rises beside the road. The scene reflects Akhada sadhu processions.Kailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamKailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamKailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamKailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamKailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamPhoto 11680197Kailasa Paramparagatha Atal Peetham