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 ...

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 ...

Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious congregation. People take a series of ritual baths at the confluence ...

A lot of us fell down and the crowd went uncontrolled,” the Press Trust of India news agency quoted ... barricades erected for a procession of holy men, Uttar Pradesh state’s top elected ...

saints and religious leaders from all over India. Among the most prominent attendees are Naga sadhus – holy men who follow strict ascetic practices and give up all worldly possessions – and ...