As the third "amrit snan" ended on Basant Panchami on Monday, the Naha Sadhus, who are the main attraction of Maha Kumb.

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Channi Anand is based in Jammu, a strategic location not far from the India-Pakistan border that ...

The largest religious gathering in the world is taking place in India from Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. It is a significant test for ...

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

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the ...

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. The photo of a Naga Sadhu — a Hindu ascetic — at the confluence ...

“I would accompany my grandfather to the congregation of sadhus during Kumbh and he would tell me about these men who abandon worldly attachments and seek enlightenment,” says Viveek. The view ...

This is the incredible story of a young Naga Sadhu who realized his spiritual calling at just 10 years old. Leaving behind ...

The book is a radical journey of the Naga sadhus, the traditions of the akharas ... and history that revolves around this biggest Hindu gathering. Deepak Kumar Sen’s book explores life at ...

Hindu ascetic holy men, known as Naga Sadhus, prepare to take part in a sacred bathing ritual, or ‘Shahi Snan’, during the Kumbh Mela festival at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers ...

Wednesday was the most auspicious day of the six-week religious gathering, the biggest shahi snan — or holy bathing day — when devotees, led by Hindu holy men called naga sadhus, immerse ...

The Kumbh Mela, a mass Hindu pilgrimage gathering held every 12 years ... A large crowd, separated from a procession of Naga Sadhus by makeshift barriers, broke loose as a grand procession of sadhus ...