The sadhu akharas at the Kumbh Mela are more than spiritual sanctuaries. These camps, led by ascetic monks, have become ...

Satish Singh Manhas Naga Sadhus are an enigmatic sect of ascetics within the Shaivite and Vaishnavite traditions. They are ...

Newly initiated Naga Sadhus of 'Juna Akhara' perform rituals at Sangam during the Maha Kumbh Mela, a religious gathering that ...

Ganga, Shipra, Godavari, and Sangam Publisher: Niyogi Books Private Limited Price: Rs 695 Pages: 180 The book is a radical ...

A visit by ‘Jangam’ sadhus to a household is considered equivalent to a visit from Lord Shiva himself, and they are regarded ...

For Sukla Debnath and Rakesh Kumar Roy, the Kumbh Mela’s Mauni Amavasya wasn't a spiritual cleansing, but a brush with death ...

What happens when you are open to all kinds of foreign experiences amid circumstances that are exotic to say the least? Doris ...

At the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, young sanyasis are registering to become Naga sadhus across several akharas. After thorough ...

A pre-dawn stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering has killed at least 30 people in India, with many more injured ...

A series of AI-generated pictures showing Indian cricketers at the Maha Kumbh have taken the internet by storm.