A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, smokes hashish inside his tent during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar, India, Friday, August 28, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. The festival is held four times every 12 years. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)
A Hindu holy man dances outside a temple during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, August 28, 2015,at Trimbakeshwar, India. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)
A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man leaves after taking a dip in the Godavari river during the first Shahi Snan (grand bath) at Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, August 29, 2015. Hundreds of thousands of Hindus took part in the religious gathering at the banks of the Godavari river in Nashik city at the festival, which is held every 12 years in different Indian cities. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
Sadhus or Hindu holy men shout religious hymns as they arrive to take a dip in the Godavari river during the first Shahi Snan (grand bath) at Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
Sadhus or Hindu holy men are controlled by police as they arrive to take a dip in the Godavari river during the first Shahi Snan (grand bath) at Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
Sadhus or Hindu holy men pray along the Godavari river during the first Shahi Snan (grand bath) at Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
Devotees run to take a dip in the Godavari river during the first Shahi Snan (grand bath) at Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
A Sadhu or Hindu holy man is helped by devotees after taking a dip in the Godavari river during the first Shahi Snan (grand bath) at Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
A Sadhu or Hindu holy man prepares to take a dip in the Godavari river during the first Shahi Snan (grand bath) at Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
Sadhus or Hindu holy men take a dip in the Godavari river during the first Shahi Snan (grand bath) at Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
Sadhus or Hindu holy men arrive to take a dip in the Godavari river during the first Shahi Snan (grand bath) at Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
Sadhus or Hindu holy men take a dip in the Godavari river during the first Shahi Snan (grand bath) at Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, arrive to take a dip in a holy pond during the first Shahi Snan (grand bath) at Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Trimbakeshwar, India, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)
Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, jump in a holy pond during the first Shahi Snan (grand bath) at Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Trimbakeshwar, India, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)
Naked Hindu holy men wait to bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival, will cleanse them of their sins. According to Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would give them immortality. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)
Naked Hindu holy men prepare to bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)
A naked Hindu holy man arrives to bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)
A Hindu holy woman bathes in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)
Naked Hindu holy men wait to bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)
Naked Hindu holy men prepare to bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)
An Indian Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, takes a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)
Indian Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. According to Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would give them immortality. As one of the gods fled with a pitcher of the nectar across the skies, it spilled on four Indian towns – Allahabad, Nasik, Ujjain and Haridwar. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)
An Indian Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, wears a wooden bead in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)
Indian Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, surround their guru, center, during a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)
Indian Sadhus, or Hindu holy men bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)
Hindu devotees take a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. Millions of people, most of them devout Hindus from India and across the world and some curious tourists, gather at the Kumbh celebrations spread over several weeks/months. (Photo by Bernat Armangue/AP Photo)
An Hindu devotee prior taking a bath the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Bernat Armangue/AP Photo)
Hindu devotes take a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Bernat Armangue/AP Photo)
Indian Sadhus, or Hindu holy man, take a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Bernat Armangue/AP Photo)
Hindu devotees take a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Bernat Armangue/AP Photo)
Hindu devotees take a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Bernat Armangue/AP Photo)
An Indian Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, rubs ash on his face after a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Bernat Armangue/AP Photo)
An Indian Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, rubs ash on his hair after a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Bernat Armangue/AP Photo)
An Indian Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, right, dries his hair after a bath as others take a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nashik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)
Hindu devotees dress after taking a bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India, Saturday, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Bernat Armangue/AP Photo)
An Indian woman ties a “Rakhi” or a traditional Indian sacred thread onto the wrist of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier during the Raksha Bandhan celebrations at the India-Pakistan joint check post at the Wagah border on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, August 29, 2015. Rakhi is also the name of a Hindu festival, also known as Raksha Bandhan, during which a sister ties one or more of the sacred threads onto her brother's wrist to ask him to protect her. (Photo by Munish Sharma/Reuters)
Indian women tie “Rakhis” or traditional Indian sacred threads onto the wrists of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers during the Raksha Bandhan celebrations at the India-Pakistan joint check post at the Wagah border on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Munish Sharma/Reuters)
Shamans perform religious rituals during the “Janai Purnima” festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Timal Village in Kavre, Nepal August 29, 2015. Hindus in Nepal celebrate the festival for protection and purification. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
People gather as they watch shamans perform religious rituals during the “Janai Purnima” festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Timal Village in Kavre, Nepal, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
Shamans perform religious rituals during the “Janai Purnima” festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Timal Village in Kavre, Nepal, August 29, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
Nepalese witch doctors play their drums and offer prayers to Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction during Janai Purnima festival in Timal village, Kavre district, Nepal, Saturday, August 29, 2015. During this festival Hindus take holy baths and perform their annual change of the Janai, a sacred cotton string worn around their chest or tied on the wrist, in the belief that it will protect and purify them. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)
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