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01 · 2017–2019 · Varanasi, India · 12 photographs

Sadhus — The Wandering Ones

Portraits of Hindu holy men made over three winters along the ghats of Varanasi. Edition of 25.

A Hindu sadhu with a topknot and white forehead tilak gazes into the lens at the Varanasi ghats — fine art black-and-white portrait by Sefa Yamak, Sadhus series.
01BlessedStory →
Three sadhus on a wooden boat at dawn with the misty Varanasi ghats behind — fine art colour portrait by Sefa Yamak, Sadhus series.
04The CrossingStory →
Close-up of a bespectacled sadhu with cracked white-and-red forehead paint by the Ganges in Varanasi — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, Sadhus series.
05Ash and LightStory →
An Aghori sadhu reads a child's notebook before a blue Kali idol in Varanasi — fine art colour portrait by Sefa Yamak, Sadhus series.
06The ReaderStory →
A sadhu in a yellow turban with gold face paint and a red tilak against an old brick wall in Varanasi — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, Sadhus series.
07Silent VowStory →
A wandering sadhu with dotted face paint and a staff stands against a carved temple wall — fine art black-and-white portrait by Sefa Yamak, Sadhus series.
08The Long WalkStory →
Profile of a sadhu with intricate white dot face paint and a cigarette, Varanasi — fine art black-and-white portrait by Sefa Yamak, Sadhus series.
10ReturningStory →
An orange-robed sadhu with wild white hair raises his hand in a blessing by the Ganges in Varanasi — fine art colour portrait by Sefa Yamak, Sadhus series.
02DevotionStory →
Three sadhus in saffron robes meditate on a riverbed at sunset near Varanasi — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, Sadhus series.
03At DuskStory →
A yellow-turbaned sadhu lifts a rudraksha mala in a weathered blue temple doorway, Varanasi — fine art colour portrait by Sefa Yamak, Sadhus series.
09The Blue DoorStory →
Two laughing sadhus in festival face paint greet the camera outside a temple in Varanasi — fine art colour portrait by Sefa Yamak, Sadhus series.
11The WelcomeStory →
A lone sadhu stands at the bow of a boat with the Varanasi ghats behind under a grey sky — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, Sadhus series.
12The ProwStory →

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