ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Festival of Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, India
A Sadhu, Yogi or a Hindu ascets, in the gesture of rolling up the hair (dreadlocks) on his head, a human figure with a particular resemblance to Christ.


The Kumbh Mela, is a mass Hindu pilgrimage, a spiritual festival, considered to be the world's largest religious gathering.
is the largest number of human beings assemble with a common purpose in the Guiness Book of World Records.
The pilgrimage occurs four times every twelve years, when the planet Jupiter enters Aquarius and the Sun enters Aries.
Each twelve-year cycle includes the Maha (Great) Kumbh Mela.

The faithful come from all over India for the ritual ablutions, and to have the holy vision (darshan) of these holy men (Sadhu)
and takes their blessings.

AUTHOR
I was born in Rome on 25 June 1983.
I started to taking pictures since as a child. Around 16 years old i began to direct my passion toward photo-reportage especially in social, anthropology, and travel photography. i really like the traditional and spiritual aspect of different people and culture that i meet in journey. I always use the natural light present in the place when i take pictures and for the digital postproduction i use only the techniques similar at those possible in the "darkroom".
I use both digital and analogic film reflex camera.

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