Preparations are underway for the 2024 Kumbh Mela, an ancient Hindu religious festival expected to draw 400 million pilgrims ...

On December 15, 2024, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, a video shared by @pramil_pandit captured Naga Sadhus demonstrating ...

The devout pilgrimage of the Maha Kumbh Mela is not only a platform of worship but also a peep into the magical existence of India’s Naga Sadhus. While we look forward to the Maha Kumbh 2025 ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, often regarded as the largest spiritual gathering in the world, will be held in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh ...

Even today, their martial spirit is evident as they carry swords, tridents, and spears during the Kumbh Mela processions. Becoming a Naga Sadhu is no easy feat. It involves years of intense ...

Beside India's holy rivers, a makeshift city is being built for a Hindu religious festival expected to be so vast it will be ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela is a sacred spiritual gathering that takes place every 12 years, rotating between four pilgrimage sites ...

Line after line of pontoon bridges span the rivers at Prayagraj, as Indian authorities prepare for 400 million pilgrims -- more than the combined population of the United States and Canada -- during ...

Digambar Ramesh Giri, a Naga Sadhu or Hindu holy man gestures as he sits in his tent near river Ganges, ahead of the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on December 18, 2024. Beside India's holy ...

"Some 350 to 400 million devotees are going to visit the mela ... naga sadhu Digambar Ramesh Giri, naked with dread-locked hair in a bun, told AFP. "Whatever you long for in your heart you get at ...

Digambar Ramesh Giri, a Naga Sadhu or Hindu holy man gestures as he sits in his tent near river Ganges, ahead of the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on December 18, 2024. Beside India's holy ...