Thien Quang Buddhist Pagoda, Vesak celebration, Birthday of Shakyamuni Buddha, bathing infant Buddha to purify the heart, Tan Chau, Vietnam

Portrait of a man with pierced tongue and spikes in his skin during the Kavadis procession in Thaipusam festival of purification in Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Kavadis holding procession, Festival of Purification, Singapore, Asia

Kavadis holding procession, Festival of Purification, Singapore, Asia

Sadhus enthusiastically running into the the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers for a purifying bath at the Kumbh Mela festival. Allahabad India

Having arrived at the confluence of the Yamuna and Ganges river for a purifying bath, these sadhus wait for their guru to enter the waters first. Kumbh mela festival: Allahabad India

Naked sadhus await the continuation of their procession at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad India.

Naked sadhus return to their camps along the Ganges river after having taken a holy and purifying dip during the maha Kumbh mela in Allahabad India.

Burning the mausoleum. Sunday September 2, 2001 Burningman festival at Black Rock desert Nevada.