A sadhu, Hindu holy man sits cross legged, wearing orange robes, beads and red headdress outside a yellow building with a blue cupboard. raising his hand in a wave, in Gokarna, India December 2019 © Beth Wild/shotbywomen

A hindu holy pilrgrim man wearing orange robes talks on his mobile phone whilst sitting outside an orange building and next to 2 parked motorbikes whilst another male pilgim wearing yellow robes walks... © Beth Wild/shotbywomen

A NagaBaba (naked) Sadhu sits on a bed of thorns while he blesses pilgrims with his sacred stick for donations. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and attracts up to 10 mil... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Naga Babas (naked) Sadhus sit together in their temporary camps before the ceremonial procession and sacred ritual of bathing in the holy waters of the river Shipra, Ujjain India during the Kumbh Mela... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Naga babas (naked) Sadhus wait to join the ceremonial procession and sacred ritual of bathing in the holy waters of the river Shipra, Ujjain India during the Kumbh Mela 2016. The Kumbh Mela is the big... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen