Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and ...

Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and ...

Total number of bathers since the start of the Mahakumbh on January 13 reaches 35 crore; with 23 days more to go for the mega fair, total count expected to exceed 40 cr: Govt ...

The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of immortality from demons. Hindus believe that a few drops fell in the cities ...

LUCKNOW: The ongoing Maha Kumbh will have the world’s largest human gathering, surpassing even the FIFA World Cup or the Olympics in attendance. While FIFA’s ev ...

Mangaluru: UT Khader, Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, visited Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Friday at the ...

Producer-turned-director Abhishek Nama is making a magnum opus about the enigmatic world of Naga Sadhus. His film Nagabandham, he says, is “probably the first time that the uniqueness of the ...

What happens when you are open to all kinds of foreign experiences amid circumstances that are exotic to say the least? Doris Hahnloser, from Zurich, a retired ...

At the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, young sanyasis are registering to become Naga sadhus across several akharas. After thorough screening, selected candidates undergo rituals such as tonsuring and ...

The first Amrit Snan of Maha Kumbh 2025 occurred on Makar Sankranti, 14 January 2025. The second Amrit Snan of Maha Kumbh will be done on Mauni Amavasya on 29 January 2025. In this, Naga Sadhus will ...

The process of initiating new Naga Sadhus has commenced at the Akharas along the banks of the Sangam as part of the preparations for Mauni Amavasya during the Maha Kumbh. Both Udasi Akharas and ...