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MAHA KUMBH MELA - INDIA View gallery (19 photos)

Shaved Baby sent on October 25, 2013 (15:33) by Maxfear. 8 comments, 874 views.

, 1/160 f/5.6, ISO 1000, hand held.

Both Hindu boys and girls undergo a ritual at about four years old in which they have their heads shaved. Hair is seen as an adornment so by shaving the head, the child confronts his or her bare ego. It teaches humblenessand devotion. Children with shaved heads are seen as innocent and holy and are treated with great respect. " Shaving the head can also be seen as an act of humility for adults. For example, at the Kumbha Mela the first ritual observed by most pilgrims is the mundana ceremony, the shaving of the head. Hair is considered the symbol of vanity, and in order to receive the full benefits of a pilgrimage to a holy place, one must first give up vanity. Thus, the pilgrims believe that the hair should be shaven from the head in a gesture of surrender and humility. Hindu men have their heads shaven only when somebody elderly dies in the house and women were shaven_headed only when they are widows and not otherwise.

24 persons like it: AlbeeBoo, Briè, Captainmilos, Claudio Finotelli, Donato Romagnuolo, F.Naef, Fil, Giani Scarpa, Gianni Aggravi, Giro, Graziano Vienni, Lully, Mac89, Massimiliano Mormile, Olivier Rentsch, Phostech, Pm544, Rendy L., Sandros49, Scattofolle, Sinbad, Sixtynine, Talisman, Tiziano 74

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user24517

sent on October 25, 2013 (16:26) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

without words

Giani Scarpa

sent on October 25, 2013 (17:28) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Very nice

Gianni Aggravi

sent on October 25, 2013 (17:45) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

fantastic, piercing eyes, and however great the whole series.

Fabri

sent on October 26, 2013 (7:58) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Hello beautiful fabri

Tiziano 74

sent on October 26, 2013 (12:00) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

also great for me!

Claudiobiondi

sent on October 26, 2013 (12:55) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

eyes spectacular and very beautiful colors

user18080

sent on October 26, 2013 (15:16) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Bellissima!
Greetings, Massimiliano :-).

user11132

sent on September 24, 2014 (12:48) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful and disturbing.
Enrico

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