Football fever grips Sadhus at Ambubachi Mela

The annual Ambubasi festival also known as Ambubachi Mela began on Sunday (June 22), where hundreds of tantric Sadhus, holy men from an esoteric form of Hinduism, gather to perform rituals at the temple.

Sadhus play football at the Kamakhya temple in Gauhati. (Source: AP)

A sadhu balances a ball on his head as others watch at the Kamakhya temple in Gauhati. (Source: AP)

A Sadhu smokes marijuana at the Kamakhya temple in Gauhati. (Source: AP)

A Sadhu waves to the camera at the Kamakhya temple in Gauhati. (Source: AP)

Devotees stand in a queue as they wait to offer their prayers during the annual Ambubasi festival at the Kamakhya temple in Gauhati. (Source: AP)

A devotee prays at the Kamakhya temple during the Ambubasi festival in Gauhati. (Source: AP)