Naga Sadhu smoking Chillum
February 23, 2010
Naga Sadhu | Kumbh Mela | Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India | 2010
A Naga Sadhu (wandering Hindu holy man) smoking Chillum during the Kumbh Mela. These Sadhus remain naked all the time and have long knotty hair smear their bodies with ash. Kumbha (pot) Mela (fair) is the world’s largest religious gathering. Kumbh Mela occurs four times in twelve years and rotates among following four locations: Prayag, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik.
February 23, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Great B&W shot , very impressive !
February 23, 2010 at 1:52 pm
waaat????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this wud be mind blasting for many people who visit ur blog..i didnt know abt all this… spreading the culture thru ur blog .. u took so much trouble to attend this n shoot naked sadhus
haha
February 23, 2010 at 2:11 pm
cool Shot. It will be a classic with the passage of time. So preserve it carefully.
February 23, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Whoooooo – this is stunning. I like that you took the shot out of his perspective (sitting) – so I can get the impression be inside this scene.
February 23, 2010 at 2:51 pm
brilliant portrait!
had heard that they were banning photography there….
February 23, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Wonderful shot.
February 23, 2010 at 3:58 pm
woww!!! gud 1
February 23, 2010 at 5:10 pm
So real. So true. So full of life. Love it Danny.
February 23, 2010 at 6:30 pm
what a shot buddy!
February 23, 2010 at 7:25 pm
Blunt! and expressive!
February 23, 2010 at 8:46 pm
amazing shot actually!!
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February 23, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Great shot. Would be great to shoot an entire series or story on this subject. Seems like there would be a lot of depth to the subject.
Paule
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February 23, 2010 at 10:03 pm
Har Har Mahadev!!!!!
February 23, 2010 at 10:31 pm
What a spectacular take…good work..and such image goes well in black and white only
February 23, 2010 at 10:37 pm
Superb……!
February 23, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Another stunning portrait, full of strength, composition and treatment are luxury.
You have my vote for the contest. CONGRATULATIONS!
February 23, 2010 at 11:38 pm
A great photographic quality as well as the tonality, congratulation
February 23, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Awesome photograph. Sorry haven’t visited much here I think.
Do you travel on assignments.
February 23, 2010 at 11:48 pm
Oh my this is documentary shot, seems back in the old years when Claude Levi-Strauss studied ethnology and discovered unknown tribes & habits that helped opening our so-called civilized (poor) minds. Bravo, superb monochrome with depth of Feeling
February 24, 2010 at 12:26 am
it’s a strong image! lovely b&w!
thanks fr yr comment on my image. plz add your email also. otherwise i am unable to reply back. thanks.
February 24, 2010 at 1:11 am
this is a really good shot, great b&w processing! it’s very odd… and he is very naked… it would be nice to see him “zoomed-out” in a context.
February 24, 2010 at 2:00 am
impressionnant, ce portrait !
February 24, 2010 at 2:05 am
naked men smoking pot, sounds like woodstock hahaha… great shot!!!
February 24, 2010 at 2:16 am
That is one powerful photo. He has certainly felt and experienced much in life as he wandered. Today, we are flying to the Appalachian Mountains to begin our 2,500 miles of wandering over six months of time. It will be fun to live and flow with nature again.
February 24, 2010 at 2:40 am
An amazing shot, actually superb!!
February 24, 2010 at 3:09 am
An impressive portrait
February 24, 2010 at 3:45 am
Fascinating, both the history and the image. Thanks to show us the amazing Indian culture Joshi.
x
February 24, 2010 at 6:20 am
Oh, my God! So unexpected… I bet that this was not possibly seen any more! Great vote!
February 24, 2010 at 7:40 am
The last time I saw a naga sadhu was in Vrindavan. I am so amazing to see that man walking naked in a marketplace and acted so normally. And he was talking to people like a very normal person. I am even more amazed to see locals talking him normally. The only people who found it awkward were the tourists. All I have to say is cultures of India are so mysterious with such huge range of modernism and the extremes in India traditions. And your photographs documents them well.
February 24, 2010 at 7:42 am
absolutely incredible capture, joshi. a vivid depiction of customs and practices so foreign to the “Western” world. I have to say that i was always quite shy about taking peoples photos, and when I did, tried to do so from a distance. I am impressive that you were able to capture this.
February 24, 2010 at 8:11 am
Interesting image, especially to see the different cultures and customs of others. Definitely a unique and remarkable photo.
February 24, 2010 at 8:19 am
Amazing shot with a documentary feel to it. The contrast is just perfect and it already looks like a prized antique photo.
February 24, 2010 at 8:26 am
As always man,, nice shot …….
keep up the wrk better and better .
February 24, 2010 at 9:19 am
Funny, sad, vicious and still an amazing portrait.
February 24, 2010 at 10:08 am
This man has such a wonderful face, I hardly noticed the rest of him…at first, anyway. This is a stunner.
February 24, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Une photo de reportage rendu très intéressante par le commentaire qui l’accompagne.
February 24, 2010 at 1:23 pm
fantastic street portrait
February 24, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Impresionante fotografia, gran realismo el que nos muestras de una cultura para mi desconocida, muy buena edición.
Buen trabajo!!
February 24, 2010 at 4:32 pm
the principal is to be happy portrait top
February 24, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Shot at a perfect angle. Good to see a monochrome version!!
February 24, 2010 at 6:27 pm
An outstanding portrait ! Would want to see more of this festival.
February 24, 2010 at 7:41 pm
What a shot! Your perspective is perfect and I love that it’s in black and white. Honestly, this is the kind of shot I’d expect to see in National Geographic…bravo to you!
February 24, 2010 at 8:57 pm
very interesting photo
February 24, 2010 at 11:06 pm
nice shot..love it in BW
February 24, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Wow..amazing documentary image! Very well captured and great in bw!!
February 24, 2010 at 11:42 pm
Outstanding portrait ! Bravo !
February 25, 2010 at 12:58 am
Was für ein Portrait… B&W passt perfekt !
February 25, 2010 at 1:44 am
fantastic portrait, really~
February 25, 2010 at 2:12 am
Lovely portrait; love the toning as well as your perspective
February 25, 2010 at 7:47 am
great use of angle and perspective, and the black and white is just right!
thanks for the information, we did not know of this – and you are allow to photograph too – great place and surely there must be lots to capture!!
February 25, 2010 at 10:38 am
A very good capture and great portrait, congratulations !
February 25, 2010 at 11:01 am
Superb portrait.
February 25, 2010 at 11:47 am
Amazing portrait, great moment and expression! Unique documentary photograph with very good details and info! Excellent capture!
February 26, 2010 at 12:55 am
wonderful portrait my friend!
February 26, 2010 at 1:50 am
This is a fascinating portrait! Timeless and wonderful in BW. I also like to thank you for commenting on my website.
February 26, 2010 at 7:10 am
Perefect angle !
n tooo good in gray scale !
Brilliant shot bro….
February 27, 2010 at 12:51 am
loved it ….
February 27, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Good one… B&W makes it more realistic and expressive.
February 27, 2010 at 10:52 pm
“I don’t give a rats ass what ppl think! I am what I am!”
A Man with no worries in the world…..
Nice!
February 28, 2010 at 2:16 am
Gran documento social. Buen trabajo.
February 28, 2010 at 3:08 pm
So ethnic, it really brings the viewer to the roots of a culture. excellent b/w
February 28, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Wow, awesome shot. Great documentaion of traditions we never seen or even don’t know about.
February 28, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Excellent documentary photo Daniel!
March 1, 2010 at 4:48 am
wow, your work is super!!!
March 2, 2010 at 12:32 am
Great capture! Black and white is so great!
March 2, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Seriously, that place is a super lottery for a photographer.
Great shot.
March 2, 2010 at 11:39 pm
Hi…saw this photograph a few days back and found it stunning. Was at the Kumbh recently and going back again. You’ve captured so much more than just the visual.
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(and thanks for voting for my blog post on indiblogger…that means you READ it
March 7, 2010 at 5:00 am
Wow, not something you could see over here.
March 9, 2010 at 9:42 pm
Great B&W photo!
March 10, 2010 at 12:40 am
Powerful imagery. I guess nobody interferes with his choice to remain nude, but is there a limit to settings or places he’s allowed to enter?
March 13, 2010 at 5:25 pm
sometimes reality is better than fiction…….coooll dude!
March 16, 2010 at 6:58 pm
Awesome shot Joshi. Love the documentary feel of it.
March 20, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Real good shot.
March 29, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Outstanding even among your awesome collection of shots. Brilliant job!
June 30, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Excellent documentary picture, I like the story with it… India is really fascinating.
August 18, 2010 at 11:43 pm
beautiful capture..congratulations.