"The Ashen Man"

• Photographer
  Daniela Vignoli
• Agency / Studio
  Daniela Vignoli
• Technical Info
  Exposure Time: 1/320 - Focal Length: 62 Mm - Iso Speed: 6400 -flash: Off - F-number: F/5 -exp
• Photo Date
  January 2025

Between the Sacred and the Mystical Description: During the Kumbh Mela — the largest spiritual festival in the world — a Sadhu emerges from the crowd, his serene and ancestral presence contrasting with the intensity of lights and colors around him. This holy man, covered in ashes and adorned with garlands, represents a complete renunciation of the material world. He lives in isolation in caves in the Himalayan mountains and descends to civilization only for sacred rituals like this one.