PRAYAGRAJ: The Naga sadhus are emblematic of Maha Kumbh - matted dreadlocks, bodies smeared in ash, and clutching tridents, swords, and wooden staffs, not as mere weapons, but as symbols of their ...

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 ...

The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of ...

Naga Sadhus, or Naked Hindu holy men, take dips at Sangam, the confluence of three sacred rivers the Yamuna, the Ganges and the mythical Saraswati, on Vasant Panchami during the ...

To become a Naga Sadhu, women must undergo a demanding initiation process. This includes observing strict celibacy for 10 to 15 years, convincing their guru of their devotion, and proving their ...

From bare-bodied sadhus to those who embrace complete nakedness ... It is believed that Naga ascetics defeated Aurangzeb's army in Haridwar in 1666, repelled Ahmad Shah Abdali in Mathura in ...

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 ...

According to a local daily, “combo packages of R3,500” have been organised under the aegis of the UP state tourism department “to see Naga-Aghori sadhus”. Powell is also an example of the ...

The initiation ceremony for 8,000 sages into the esteemed order of Naga Sadhus commenced Saturday at Triveni Ghat in Prayagraj, the site of the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela. As part of this sacred ...

Digambar Dayanand Puri joined the Panchayati Amhara to become a Naga Sadhu 16 years back and in ... shares 5 iconic Images of the Universe | See photos What is the 50:30:20 rule, and why is ...