Naga sadhu (naked holy man), sitting at the floor of his tent, with his penis wrapped around a sword. Shaivas, devotees of Shiva, show their sexual restraint by different "penis exercises". These men present themselves available so the pilgrims can practice Darshan - visual exchange, where there is interaction with a religious deity and the worshiper is able to visually "'drink' divine power." Photo taken during Kumbh Mela 2019 in Prayagraj (Allahabad), India. Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela is a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism, and probably the greatest religious festival in the World. It is celebrated in a cycle of approximately 12 years at four river-bank pilgrimage sites: the Allahabad (Ganges-Yamuna Sarasvati rivers confluence), Haridwar (Ganges), Nashik (Godavari), and Ujjain (Shipra). The festival is marked by a ritual dip in the waters, but it is also a celebration of community commerce with numerous fairs, education, religious discourses by saints, mass feedings of monks or the poor, and entertainment spectacles. Pilgrims believe that bathing in these rivers is a means to cleanse them of their sins and favour a better next incarnation.
Foto de Naga sadhu con su pene envuelto alrededor de una espada
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