In the Maha Kumbh, Naga Sadhus take the royal dip first, followed by permission for the general public to bathe. Know how ...

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Ash-smeared sadhus (holy people) gather for the festival.Credit: Only now can I discern the individual droplets making up ...

While the British colonial rule had banned nudity, it was not easy to enforce it within the arena of a religious festival like the Kumbh ...

Where do Naga Sadhus go after the Mahakumbh Mela? Do they engage in rigorous penance, journey to the Himalayas, or reside at ...

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Freezing waters notwithstanding, nearly 15 million devotees and visitors took a dip in the revered rivers ...

The BJP has distributed copies of the Indian Constitution to sanitation workers under its “Samvidhan Gaurav Abhiyan” at the ...

Digambar Dayanand Puri joined the Panchayati Amhara to become a Naga Sadhu 16 years back and in search of spiritual awakening. He still considers himself as a ‘Sadhak’ after all these years and said ...

Monday January 13, 2025 kicked off in India on Maha Kumbh Mela (literally “Great Jug Festival”), a religious event Hindu ...

Women Naga Sadhus, with ash-smeared bodies, dreadlocked hair and saffron drape, are making their presence felt at Maha Kumbh.

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