During the program, which took place in Sector 20 of the Maha Kumbh Mela, the Naga Sadhus took a pledge that they would plant a tree every year and protect it. During the program, Amriteshwar ...

One of the most well-known symbols of the Kumbh Mela is the naked men known as naga sadhus. Why are they naked, and what happens when host Bruce Feiler joins a holy man in his tent? Take a look.

colour-soaked chaos of Kumbh Mela, few figures capture the imagination as profoundly as the Naga Sadhus. Draped in bhasma (ash), with their naked bodies—a canvas of ritual devotion—these ...

It is organised during January through March approximately ... and esoteric Naga Sadhus, symbolic of renouncing all worldly pleasures, may be the prominent face of Kumbh Mela.

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 ...

Prayagraj: Experts from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have undertaken a first-of-its-kind study during the just-concluded Maha Kumbh to decode the exact DNA of Naga Sadhus that is responsible for ...

All three records were performed before the team from Guinness World Records from February 28 to March 3 ... India’s iconic Kumbh Mela 2019, the world’s largest religious gathering, is ...

Varanasi: Visiting Kashi Vishwanath Dham for the first time after its rejuvenation in 2021, Naga Sadhus associated with Shiva Akharas will enter through gate 4 to make their post-Kumbh offerings ...