Photographer Domenico Pugliese shares with Sublime a selection of his most stunning images revealing the rich heritage of this land in all it’s unique timelessness culture.
This year, correlated with the partial or full revolution of Jupiter and representing the largest human gathering in the world, an estimated 400 million people are expected to visit the Kumbh Mela over its six-week duration. Kumbh Mela is a major Hindu festival held every four years, with the Maha Kumbh Mela, the most sacred of these, occurring every 12 years. Starting on January 13, 2025, this year’s Maha Kumbh Mela is being held in Prayagraj, India, along the sacred banks of the River Ganga.
Recognized for its cultural and spiritual significance, the festival has been inscribed on UNESCO’s representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity.
In Pictures
A group of Jaisalmer women, drinking chai dressed in their wonderful and colourful saree
Sasoon Gate fish market, Mumbai
A traditional Hindu Sadhu, Kumbh Mela.
A hill station and former resort for the British Raj elite, now surrounded by rolling hills dotted with tea plantations.
A man washing the elephant in preperation for a celebration held at the Ermakulathappan temple, Kochi Kerala.
A little girl dressed as Lord Shiva along the river Ganga for Kumbh Mela.
Members of the Rabari tribe in Rajasthan.
Sadhu bathing in the river Ganga, Kumbh Melha.
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