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A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, takes marijuana while talking on his mobile phone inside the Gangasagar Transit Camp in Kolkata, India, on Janua...

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Gangasagar Transit Camp In Kolkata, India

4 January 2026

A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, takes marijuana while talking on his mobile phone inside the Gangasagar Transit Camp in Kolkata, India, on Janua...

#13154524

4 January 2026

A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, takes marijuana while talking on his mobile phone inside the Gangasagar Transit Camp in Kolkata, India, on January 4, 2026.


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Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, arrive for the land allotment of temporary tents ahead of the Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on December...

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India Religion

8 December 2025

Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, arrive for the land allotment of temporary tents ahead of the Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on December...

#13073760

8 December 2025

Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, arrive for the land allotment of temporary tents ahead of the Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on December 8, 2025.


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Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, arrive for the land allotment of temporary tents ahead of the Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on December...

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India Religion

8 December 2025

Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, arrive for the land allotment of temporary tents ahead of the Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on December...

#13073763

8 December 2025

Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, arrive for the land allotment of temporary tents ahead of the Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on December 8, 2025.


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Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, arrive for the land allotment of temporary tents ahead of the Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on December...

#13073764

India Religion

8 December 2025

Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, arrive for the land allotment of temporary tents ahead of the Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on December...

#13073764

8 December 2025

Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, arrive for the land allotment of temporary tents ahead of the Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on December 8, 2025.


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A detailed image shows sacred relics associated with Saint Francis of Assisi, including a monstrance, chamois skin, headstone, and hairshirt...

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Assisi, The City Of Saint Francis

30 January 2025

A detailed image shows sacred relics associated with Saint Francis of Assisi, including a monstrance, chamois skin, headstone, and hairshirt...

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30 January 2025

A detailed image shows sacred relics associated with Saint Francis of Assisi, including a monstrance, chamois skin, headstone, and hairshirt, in Assisi, Italy, on January 20, 2025. These objects reflect the saint's devotion, humility, and deep connection to his spiritual path, preserved as testimonies of his ascetic life.


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A Sadhu (Hindu Holy Man) sits in front of the shuttered shops as he begs for alms in Siliguri, India, on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Diptend...

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Daily Life At The Streets In India

10 October 2024

A Sadhu (Hindu Holy Man) sits in front of the shuttered shops as he begs for alms in Siliguri, India, on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Diptend...

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10 October 2024

A Sadhu (Hindu Holy Man) sits in front of the shuttered shops as he begs for alms in Siliguri, India, on October 10, 2024.


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A Sadhu is chatting with a man outside a dhaba (roadside restaurant) in Jaspur, Uttarakhand, India, on April 19, 2024. (Photo by Creative To...

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Daily Life In Jaspur

31 July 2024

A Sadhu is chatting with a man outside a dhaba (roadside restaurant) in Jaspur, Uttarakhand, India, on April 19, 2024. (Photo by Creative To...

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31 July 2024

A Sadhu is chatting with a man outside a dhaba (roadside restaurant) in Jaspur, Uttarakhand, India, on April 19, 2024.


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A sadhu, or Hindu holy man, is playing the damru before heading to Sagar Island, Ganga Sagar for the one-day festival of ''Makar Sankranti''...

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Daily Life In Kolkata, India

14 January 2024

A sadhu, or Hindu holy man, is playing the damru before heading to Sagar Island, Ganga Sagar for the one-day festival of ''Makar Sankranti''...

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14 January 2024

A sadhu, or Hindu holy man, is playing the damru before heading to Sagar Island, Ganga Sagar for the one-day festival of ''Makar Sankranti'' in Kolkata, India, on January 14, 2024.


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A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, is sitting at a makeshift shelter with his face covered in ashes as he prepares for his annual trip to Sagar Isl...

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Makar Sankranti Transit Camp In Kolkata, India

7 January 2024

A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, is sitting at a makeshift shelter with his face covered in ashes as he prepares for his annual trip to Sagar Isl...

#10896759

7 January 2024

A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, is sitting at a makeshift shelter with his face covered in ashes as he prepares for his annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of ''Makar Sankranti'' in Kolkata, India, on January 7, 2024.


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A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, is sitting at a makeshift shelter and taking marijuana before heading to Sagar Island for the one-day festival o...

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Makar Sankranti Transit Camp In Kolkata, India

7 January 2024

A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, is sitting at a makeshift shelter and taking marijuana before heading to Sagar Island for the one-day festival o...

#10896764

7 January 2024

A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, is sitting at a makeshift shelter and taking marijuana before heading to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of ''Makar Sankranti'' in Kolkata, India, on January 7, 2024.


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Hindu holy men, known as Sadhus, are walking at a makeshift shelter before heading to Sagar Island for the annual one-day festival of ''Maka...

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Makar Sankranti Transit Camp In Kolkata, India

7 January 2024

Hindu holy men, known as Sadhus, are walking at a makeshift shelter before heading to Sagar Island for the annual one-day festival of ''Maka...

#10896750

7 January 2024

Hindu holy men, known as Sadhus, are walking at a makeshift shelter before heading to Sagar Island for the annual one-day festival of ''Makar Sankranti'' in Kolkata, India, on January 7, 2024.


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A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, is walking at the Ganga Sagar Mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on December 31, 2023, with a tilak on his for...

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Daily Life In Kolkata, India

1 January 2024

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, is walking at the Ganga Sagar Mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on December 31, 2023, with a tilak on his for...

#10882671

1 January 2024

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, is walking at the Ganga Sagar Mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on December 31, 2023, with a tilak on his forehead.


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A Sadhu is walking amid dense fog in Kolkata, India, on December 24, 2023. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto)

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Daily Life In Kolkata, India

25 December 2023

A Sadhu is walking amid dense fog in Kolkata, India, on December 24, 2023. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto)

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25 December 2023

A Sadhu is walking amid dense fog in Kolkata, India, on December 24, 2023.


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View of Osiou Gregoriou Orthodox (Greek or Eastern) Christian monastery in Mount Athos peninsula, the autonomous monastic state in Halkidiki...

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Osiou Gregoriou Monastery In Mount Athos

20 October 2019

View of Osiou Gregoriou Orthodox (Greek or Eastern) Christian monastery in Mount Athos peninsula, the autonomous monastic state in Halkidiki...

#5018388

20 October 2019

View of Osiou Gregoriou Orthodox (Greek or Eastern) Christian monastery in Mount Athos peninsula, the autonomous monastic state in Halkidiki, Greece on 6 October 2019. It was founded in the 14th century by the ascetic Saint Gregory or Gregorius and is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. The monastery is build by the sea like a castle - fortress form with traditional Byzantine architecture. The name of the peninsula in Greek is Agio Oros, meaning Holy Mountain and entrance to women is not allowed.


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View of Osiou Gregoriou Orthodox (Greek or Eastern) Christian monastery in Mount Athos peninsula, the autonomous monastic state in Halkidiki...

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Osiou Gregoriou Monastery In Mount Athos

20 October 2019

View of Osiou Gregoriou Orthodox (Greek or Eastern) Christian monastery in Mount Athos peninsula, the autonomous monastic state in Halkidiki...

#5018390

20 October 2019

View of Osiou Gregoriou Orthodox (Greek or Eastern) Christian monastery in Mount Athos peninsula, the autonomous monastic state in Halkidiki, Greece on 6 October 2019. It was founded in the 14th century by the ascetic Saint Gregory or Gregorius and is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. The monastery is build by the sea like a castle - fortress form with traditional Byzantine architecture. The name of the peninsula in Greek is Agio Oros, meaning Holy Mountain and entrance to women is not allowed.


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View of Osiou Gregoriou Orthodox (Greek or Eastern) Christian monastery in Mount Athos peninsula, the autonomous monastic state in Halkidiki...

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Osiou Gregoriou Monastery In Mount Athos

20 October 2019

View of Osiou Gregoriou Orthodox (Greek or Eastern) Christian monastery in Mount Athos peninsula, the autonomous monastic state in Halkidiki...

#5018394

20 October 2019

View of Osiou Gregoriou Orthodox (Greek or Eastern) Christian monastery in Mount Athos peninsula, the autonomous monastic state in Halkidiki, Greece on 6 October 2019. It was founded in the 14th century by the ascetic Saint Gregory or Gregorius and is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. The monastery is build by the sea like a castle - fortress form with traditional Byzantine architecture. The name of the peninsula in Greek is Agio Oros, meaning Holy Mountain and entrance to women is not allowed.


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