At every #KumbhMela, a large number of devotees are initiated into the reclusive sect of the #NagaSadhus - naked, ash-smeared #cannabis-smoking Hindu warriors and one-time armed defenders of the faith who for centuries have lived as #ascetics in jungles and caves. Meet some of those who took the plunge this year.

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