Night photograph at a Kumbh Mela bathing area under sodium street lamps and hazy orange sky. In the foreground a bearded man in a dark blazer, knitted yellow cap and light orange lower cloth holds a tall silver staff upright. Behind him, many ash-smeared naked sadhus stand close together, some with long matted hair and beards, one raising an arm. A crowd of onlookers fills the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph at a Kumbh Mela bathing area under sodium street lamps and hazy orange sky. In the foreground a bearded man in a dark blazer, knitted yellow cap and light orange lower cloth holds a tall silver staff upright. Behind him, many ash-smeared naked sadhus stand close together, some with long matted hair and beards, one raising an arm. A crowd of onlookers fills the background.

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February 10 2013

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