HOLY NAKED

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  The Naga Baba are the highest expression of Indian asceticism.These yogis adhere to strict measures of austerity, fast for days, practice the control of their own senses,refrain sexual life, and inflict body mortifications on themselves. They are completely naked, only covered by ashes, symbol of renunciation of material life. is difficult to see them around India. They come from the mountain for the religious festival like Kumbh Mela the most important. Millions of pilgrims arrived from all over India to receive the "the holy vision" of these extraordinary men and receive their blessing. These visions seem to be surreal and contradictory in the world in which we live. Contrary to what happens in the West where the customs seem to be more tolerant and modern, in India to hold hands and kiss in public is still taboo. While in the West television continuously show naked bodies, Bollywood hasn’t succedded in showing immages of naked people to the Indian public yet. On the contrary, it is abolutely normal to see the Indians who live of spirituality, traditions and rituality, to prostrate themselves in front the Naga Baba, and it is really normal to bring their children before these holy naked men, uncombed and with long beards, smoking marijuana, only covered by ashes and they are often before them during their body mortifications. This vision would frighten every child of the Western modern society, but in India it goes beyond any sense of shame and material restraint for a higher spiritual value. , Italy
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The Naga Baba are the highest expression of Indian asceticism.
They are completely naked, only covered by ashes, symbol of
renunciation of material life. is difficult to see them around
India. During the Kumbh Mela, Millions of pilgrims arrived from
all over India to receive the "the holy vision" of these
extraordinary men and receive their blessing.
These visions seem to be surreal and contradictory in the world
in which we live. Contrary to what happens in the West where
the customs seem to be more tolerant and modern, in India to
hold hands and kiss in public is still taboo. While in the West
television continuously show naked bodies, for the Indian public
it is impossible to conceive. On the contrary, it is abolutely
normal to see the Indians who live of spirituality,to prostrate
themselves in front the naked Naga Baba, and ibring their
children too.

Emiliano Pinnizzotto is a Photoreporter and Visual Journalist, based in Rome, Italy.
Born in Rome on 25 June 1983 started to taking pictures since as a child.
Through the years began to direct his passion toward photo-reportage especially in social, anthropology, and travel photography. He exposed his images in several exhibitions, collective and personal, in various italian cities and abroad like: London, Paris, Dubai, Lima, Sintra, Portland ecc
He published his images in several newspaper and magazine and some images in Photographic Books edited by Graffiti Press.

Awards • GOLD (1st Place) for Chord’s Bridge (Architecture-Bridge) – 2017 Mifa, Moscow International Foto Awards
• (1st Place) BEST PORTFOLIO for Opium - Travel Photographer of The Year 2017 - Tpoty
• PDN – Photo Annual ‘18 (Video/Multimedia) with Opium 2018
• SILVER (2nd Place) for Chord’s Bridge (Architecture ) IPA 2017 – International Photography Awards
• SILVER (2nd Place) for “QR Codes” (Architecture-Interiors) - 2017 Mifa, Moscow International Foto Awards
• BRONZE (3rd Place) for Modern Monoliths Series – 2017 TIFA – Tokyo International Foto Award
• BRONZE Award for Malla Yuddha –• GOLD (1st Place) for Chord’s Bridge (Architecture-Bridge) – 2017 Mifa, Moscow International Foto Awards
• (1st Place) BEST PORTFOLIO for Opium - Travel Photographer of The Year 2017 - Tpoty
• PDN – Photo Annual ‘18 (Video/Multimedia) with Opium 2018
• SILVER (2nd Place) for Chord’s Bridge (Architecture ) IPA 2017 – International Photography Awards
• SILVER (2nd Place) for “QR Codes” (Architecture-Interiors) - 2017 Mifa, Moscow International Foto Awards
• BRONZE (3rd Place) for Modern Monoliths Series – 2017 TIFA – Tokyo International Foto Award
• BRONZE Award for Malla Yuddha – the Ancient Indian Wrestling - PX3 2016, Prix de la Photographie Paris
• BRONZE (3rd Place – Portrait - Professional) for Not So Alone – Golden Camera 2012 – Kyev
• Selection official for “Not So alone” - BPOTY (Black+White Photographer of the Year 2018)

and over 30 honorable mention in international Photographic Awards.
the Ancient Indian Wrestling - PX3 2016, Prix de la Photographie Paris
• BRONZE (3rd Place – Portrait - Professional) for Not So Alone – Golden Camera 2012 – Kyev
• Selection official for “Not So alone” - BPOTY (Black+White Photographer of the Year 2018)

and over 30 honorable mention in international Photographic Awards.