Is this man a sadhu, a serious searcher after truth, or something else? Who knows?
I met a man who had been on his yatra (pilgrimage to holy places) for years and who had nothing good to say about the ‘fake’ sadhus at Pashupatinath, where I took this photograph. But that was just his take, and he could be wrong.
The man is covered in ash. Some sadhus cover themselves with ash from cremated bodies. As I said, I took this photo at Pashupatinath, by the burning ghats, so this man may have covered himself with ash from the cremations.
I would have wanted to photograph him for his appearance alone, but the fact that he is on the phone adds another dimension.
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