Flashing tridents, spears and swords and blowing conch shells and tutari (a trumpet-like instrument), Naga sadhus led the ...

Braving the biting cold, devotees take a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on the third day of the ...

For the Naga sadhus, the Kumbh Mela is a rare occasion to emerge from their hermitages, connect with the masses, and reaffirm ...

Millions of Hindu pilgrims are gathering in India to bathe in sacred waters for the six-week-long Kumbh Mela festival — from ...

Sadhus often wear ochre-colored clothing, symbolizing renunciation. Portrait of a Holy Sadhu in Varanasi, India. Sadhus are ascetic, practitioner of yoga and/or wandering monks, india sadhu stock ...

PRAYAGRAJ (India), Dec 27 — Beside India’s holy rivers, a makeshift city is being built for ... Hindus believe that taking a dip in Sangam, the confluence of the rivers, will cleanse them of their ...

A sadhu prays on the day devotees take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna ... the Maha Kumbh could also be lucrative for nearby religious sites like Varanasi, Ayodhya, ...

The nearest English equivalent would be a religious ascetic or a monk. No one is born a sadhu. It is a conscious decision made ... However, the Naga Sadhus get the first right to take a dip in the ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 is in full swing, and one of its most fascinating aspects is the presence of the Naga Sadhus. Known ...

Scores of naked Hindu ascetics smeared in holy ash charged into the water of holy rivers in northern India on Tuesday, ...

Pilgrims experience spiritual purification through holy dips, deepening devotion and faith in an atmosphere charged with collective energy. It fosters mental peace, emotional renewal, and a sense ...