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 ...

Kumbh Mela, often called the world’s largest human gathering, is underway in northern India. DW explores a key highlight of ...

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 ...

Naga Sadhus, or naked Hindu holy men smeared with ash return after ritualistic holy dips at Sangam, the confluence of the ...

A Sadhu or Hindu holy men touches feet seek blessings from Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath Peeth of Uttarakhand, Swami ...

A series of AI-generated images showing Indian cricketers at the Maha Kumbh ... and others, reimagined as sadhus. They captioned the post 'When MahaKumbh meets Cricket!'. Since their release ...

A series of AI-generated pictures showing Indian cricketers at the Maha Kumbh ... the most significant being the holy dip at the Triveni Sangam - the confluence of the three holy rivers Ganga ...

In India, which is entrenched in ... From bare-bodied sadhus to those who embrace complete nakedness, it is the men who take centre stage, leading religious processions and rituals.

recent videos of a few sadhus beating up ‘reporters’ have surfaced from the ongoing Maha Kumbh, demonstrating an image of these holy men as unpredictable, status-conscious and ready for a duel ...