Crowd waiting for the aarti ceremony on Har-ki-Pauri ghat in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Shivaite Naga sadhu poking a sacred fire in his akhara at the Kumbh Mela in Hardwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Sadhu with Shiva trident attending Haridwar Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Naga sadhus in their akhara at the Kumbh Mela in Hardwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Thousands of devotees converge in Haridwar to take a dip in the river Ganges on the occasion of Navsamvatsar, a Hindu holiday taking place during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Mustard plant harvest, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Female sadhu (sadhvia) impersonating goddess Kali and male sadhu impersonating god Hanuman at Haridwar Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Female sadhu (sadhvia) impersonating goddess Kali at Haridwar Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Pashtunath Jain temple sculpture, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Har-ki-Pauri lit up at night during the Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Sadhu at Haridwar Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Har-ki-Pauri ghat in the evening during the Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Evening light at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Sadhu procession during Haridwar Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Bathing ghat, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Sadhu procession during Haridwar Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Pashtunath Jain temple, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Pashtunath Jain temple, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Naked Naga-Sadhus taking a holy bath during the Kumbha or Kumbh Mela in the Ganges River, Har Ki Pauri-Ghat, a famous bathing ghat at Haridwar or Hardwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, North India, India, Asia

Sadhu during a Hindu morning prayer in the Ganges River, Puja, Kumbh or Kumbha Mela, Har Ki Pauri Ghat, a famous bathing ghat at Haridwar or Hardwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, North India, India, Asia

During Kumbha Mela or Kumbh Mela, the pilgrims are taking a bath in the Ganges river, Har Ki Pauri-Ghat, famous bathing ghat at Haridwar or Hardwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, North India, India, Asia