Photo of the Week: Naga Sadhu
Photo of the Week
Naga Sadhu at the Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, India
Naga Sadhu (naked holy man) at Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, India
I took this photo in the Naga Sadhu’s camp during the Kumbh Mela in April 2010. I went into Haridwar for the day with two men who were also staying at Aurovalley Ashram — Lalit and Jean-Pierre. We spent an amazing day together, hanging out with the sadhus, swimming in the Ganges and having a lot of fun. I could never have had these experiences without the help of Lalit, who is a large, gregarious Punjabi man who speaks Hindi (and English and French). We spent a long time in this camp, where I bonded with this incredibly sweet young man (but I don’t remember his name!). I wrote about another Kumbh Mela day — the main bathing day — in Alone, and at home, at the Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest gathering on earth.
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Karen Mosher
excellent photo!
Dear Mariellen Ward,
Nice photo, but I am sure you must have shot several others at Haridwar. Would love to see them too. Alongwith your impressions of the holy place.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Dev, Kuala Lumpur, malaysia.
Hi Dev,
I wrote about the Kumbh Mela on this blog and I have uploaded lots of pictures to my Flickr account, which you can access from the LOOK FOR ME sidebar, on the right. Cheers.
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