Naked Naga sadhus, holy men, smearing ashes on their bodies after Shahi Snan, the main bath at the Sangam, the confluence of the

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Naked Naga sadhus, holy men, smearing ashes on their bodies after Shahi Snan, the main bath at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, at Kumbha Mela

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Location: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Frank Bienewald / Alamy / Afripics
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