The sadhu akharas at the Kumbh Mela are more than spiritual sanctuaries. These camps, led by ascetic monks, have become ...

The Promise of the Kumbh Mela According to a tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the ...

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...

This has to be done during a Mahakumbh Mela or Ardh Kumbh Mela. As one of the Naga Sadhu puts it aptly, “After becoming a naga we don’t even own our body which we have renounced in favour of Lord ...

the aspirant is officially accepted as a Naga Sadhu, embarking on a life dedicated to spiritual enlightenment, free from the distractions of worldly existence. The Kumbh Mela sees the Naga Sadhus ...

He documented the existence of a temple including the shrine of Shiva inside the fort adjacent to a sacred banyan tree. Maha Kumbh Live: Over 100 women initiated into Juna Akhara at Kumbh mela ...

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 will be held in Prayagraj, attracting millions of devotees seeking blessings and spiritual enlightenment, including female Naga Sadhus ...

Millions of pilgrims and tourists have congregated at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj for different reasons — to ...

the Naga Sadhu performs a divine bath in the water, which makes them spiritually purified and pays regard to their post as devotees of Lord Shiva. The Naga Sadhus participation at Kumbh Mela ...

Today's scenes from the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj... IMAGE: A Naga sadhu blesses a devotee during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters IMAGE: Amit Kumar ...