Hindu holy men with their bodies smeared with ash stand beside computer programmers ready to wade in. According to tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj has commenced with millions of devotees and sages thronging to take the holy dip at Sangam.

as these ascetics and holy men would lead processions through the Mela grounds. It creates a spectacle of religious fervour! Throwing light on the Maha Kumbh 2025 gathering, Jatinder Paul Singh ...

Ash-smeared naked Hindu holy men charged into India's most sacred river Ganges at dawn on the first most significant bathing day of the Kumbh Mela festival (also known as Mahakumbh) in the ...

According to the data, over 10 lakhs Kalpvasis and 9.84 lakhs, pilgrims took a dip at the Triveni Sangam on the sixth day of ...

Over the next six weeks, a staggering 400 million people are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival ... large crowds of Hindu holy men, known as sadhus, who travel from across ...

After the start of Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, the crowd of devotees is seen increasing continuously. Countless devotees are taking a holy dip at Triveni Sangam. Not only devotees from ...

Aerial images of Hindu holy men and devotees taking a ceremonial dip in Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, for Shahi Snan or "royal bath" as part of the Kumbh ...

A large fire broke out at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, but the blaze was quickly brought under control and no injuries ...