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 ...

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

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 millennia-old sacred show of religious piety and ritual bathing is held once every 12 years at the site where the holy ...

6. Participation in Kumbh Mela One of the most iconic moments for Naga Sadhus, including women, is their participation in the Kumbh Mela. Female ascetics take part in the Shahi Snan (royal bath ...

Ahead of the Maha Kumbh Mela in January, thousands of saints, including Naga sadhus, arrived in Prayagraj on December 22. A sacred ritual, the establishment of the Dharma Dhwaj, was conducted with ...

Kumbh Mela is famous for the sacred river bathing ritual to wash away sins, along with religious talks, cultural performances ...