Nasik, India. 27th Aug, 2015. Naga sadhu from Atal Akhada join the Royal Procession in Trimbak. The Peshwai marks the arrival of the members of an Akhara or sect of sadhus, at the Maha Kumbh Mela venue. Thousands of members of Akhara, including ash-smeared Naga sadhus who are bare-bodied and others who are clad in saffron robes, led the procession. The procession, includes dozens of beautifully decorated horses, elephants and musical bands playing devotional tunes, as it commenced in Trimbak City . © Akshay Gupta/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News

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