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alainloss: Naga Baba with locks chained together hanging from his penis
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alainloss: Naga Sadhu blessing devotees
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alainloss: Naga Baba with very long dreadlocks
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alainloss: During Maha Shivaratri Naga Sadhus live in temporary tents and use their wood burning stove for cooking
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alainloss: Street dentist offering tooth extraction and set of dentures at rock-bottom prices
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alainloss: Ahir pilgrims at Maha Shivaratri
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alainloss: Jewelry vendor at Shivaratri fair
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alainloss: Shivaratri pilgrim wearing a flamboyant turban
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alainloss: Maha Shivaratri pilgrim
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alainloss: Gujarati tribeswoman with a nosering
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alainloss: Beauty-conscious Shivaratri pilgrim
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alainloss: Gujarati pilgrim with pale blue eyes
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alainloss: Naga Baba with an impressive headgear
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alainloss: Naga Baba drinking a chai next to his stove
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alainloss: Naga Sadhu wearing a monumental crown of rudraksha seeds, symbolizing Lord Shiva
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alainloss: Up to one million devotees flock to the annual Maha Shivaratri festival
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alainloss: Pilgrims walking to Bhavnath temple under the watchful eye of a Shaivite
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alainloss: Mural depicting a Naga Sadhu purifying himself in front of Shiva lingam
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alainloss: Mural depicting the three-headed Shiva
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alainloss: Mural of ash-smeared and dreadlocked sadhus
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alainloss: Pilgrims come from all over Gujarat to attend Maha Shivaratri
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alainloss: Rabari pilgrim in traditional dress
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alainloss: Elderly pilgrim at Shivaratri
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alainloss: Pilgrim with a handlebar moustache
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alainloss: Shiva boy and Naga Baba
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alainloss: Kid dressed up as Lord Shiva
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alainloss: Naga Sadhu wearing the traditional rudraksha beads headgear
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alainloss: Ash-covered Naga Baba giving his blessing to a devotee
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alainloss: A Naga Sadhvi is a female sadhu. Contrary to men they are required to wear one piece of cloth