I have to be honest, the naked Naga Babas at the Kumbh Mela didn’t really interest me.
But the police did.
More to follow. Maybe.
India: Kumbh Mela Police
Sean Breslin Cycled since I was a kid, moved to Japan in 2001, bought my first 'serious' camera in 2005. Spent the later half of the 1990s travelling in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Japan, and the Philippines and wish I'd photographed a lot more back then.
I like these very much indeed. Did you ask, or just shoot and hope?
Both.
Most of them were fine but a few were shy, and a few said it wasn’t allowed. Took about 50 portraits altogether I think.