20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Aloo Baba in Pushkar India

This is a portrait of the Aloo Baba. At the time of this photo, he had lived in the Shiva Temple on the outskirts of Pushkar in Rajasthan, India for 18 years. In this picture, he is 70 years old and had eaten only potatoes for 45 years (Aloo means potato in Hindi). He smoked hashish and was very giggly as he sat with visitors.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Pushkar, India
Copyright: © Amanda Timm