03 octobre 2014
Kumbh Mela Hindu pilgrimage guru and sadhu 2013. Kumbh Mela hindou pèlerinage gourou et sadhu 2013,
© Alfred YAGHOBZADEH / Divergence
Mahadev Bharti, 56, a Sadhu or a Hindu holy man who claims to stand at 18-inch (46 cm), rests inside a tent on the banks of the river Ganges during the ongoing Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad. During the festival, Hindus take part in a religious gathering on the banks of the river Ganges. Kumbh Mela will return to Allahabad in 12 years. The Kumbh Mela in the town of Allahabad will see up to 100 million worshippers gather over 55 days to take a ritual bath in the holy waters, believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings. ALLAHABAD- INDIA 08/02/2013
Lieu : ALLAHABAD, INDIA
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