India. Uttar Pradesh state. Allahabad. Maha Kumbh Mela. A Sadhu sits and smokes a shilom with hashish outside his tent in Sangam. Both men are visitors and wait to smoke the drug. Two drawings, one of Shiva (left) and Krishna (right). Shiva is a Hindu deity. Krishna is another Hindu deity, one of the "avatars" (or "incarnation") of Vedic Supreme God Vishnu or Narayana. The Kumbh Mela, believed to be the largest religious gathering is held every 12 years on the banks of the...
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India. Uttar Pradesh state. Allahabad. Maha Kumbh Mela. A Sadhu sits and smokes a shilom with hashish outside his tent in Sangam. Both men are visitors and wait to smoke the drug. Two drawings, one of Shiva (left) and Krishna (right). Shiva is a Hindu deity. Krishna is another Hindu deity, one of the "avatars" (or "incarnation") of Vedic Supreme God Vishnu or Narayana. The Kumbh Mela, believed to be the largest religious gathering is held every 12 years on the banks of the 'Sangam'- the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. In Hinduism, Sadhu (good; good man, holy man) denotes an ascetic, wandering monk. Sadhus are sanyasi, or renunciates, who have left behind all material attachments. They are renouncers who have chosen to live a life apart from or on the edges of society in order to focus on their own spiritual practice. A Sadhu is usually referred to as Baba by common people. The Maha (great) Kumbh Mela, which comes after 12 Purna Kumbh Mela, or 144 years, is always held at Allahabad. Uttar Pradesh (abbreviated U.P.) is a state located in northern India. 10.02.13 © 2013 Didier Ruef
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