18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Khumbamela Devotee
Millions gather for India’s Kumbh Mela, the largest religious festival in the world. An early morning run of Hindus and Sadhus nake and covered with ashes as they ran for their morning bath. Devout Hindus believe bathing in the waters of the Ganges absolves people of sins and at the time of the Kumbh Mela, or the “festival of the pot,” it brings salvation from the cycle of life and death.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 02.2019 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Uttar Pradesh, India |
Camera: | Canon EOS 6D |
Copyright: | © Mary Grace Montives |