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In this combination of two photos taken on 13 February Hindu sadhu Brihaspst Giri poses before, left, and after, right, he had his head and face shaved as part of an initiation ritual where he was to become a Naga Sadhu, or naked holy man, at the Maha Kumbh Festival at Sangam. The initiation of new Naga Sadhus can only be performed at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, which occurs once every 12 years. AP