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 ...
At the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, young sanyasis are registering to become Naga sadhus across several akharas. After thorough ...
Once a Naga, a sadhu will not bow to anyone except a saint. The highest number of Naga sadhus are in the Juna akhara and it ...
The initiation of thousands of Naga Sadhus is underway at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. Applicants are being processed across several Akharas, with rigorous eligibility checks and traditional rituals ...
In sharp contrast to the deep and serene religiosity of most of the monks and ordinary pilgrims, the state government has ...
The ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, witnessed an unusual act of devotion involving a Royal Challengers ...
The first Amrit Snan of Maha Kumbh 2025 occurred on Makar Sankranti, 14 January 2025. The second Amrit Snan of Maha Kumbh ...
Over 80 Indian Hindu pilgrims left Pakistan for their homeland on Wednesday after participating in the 316 birth anniversary ...
From ‘violence is not the answer’ to vlogger ‘got more..than he bargained for,’ social media divided in monk versus content creator fracas at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh ...
Among them, Naga Sadhu Pramod Giri Maharaj has become a topic of discussion at the Mahakumbh Mela. He performs a remarkable ritual every morning at 4:00 am, bathing with 61 pots of cold water ...