It has also been said that emperor Akbar had also taken part in the Kumbh Mela festivities to display the spirit of religious ...

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.

In a once-in-144-years celestial alignment, Noni Ware joins millions of pilgrims at India's Maha Kumbh Mela festival ...

Religious texts also link Kumbh Mela’s origins to the 8th-century philosopher, Adi Shankaracharya, who established this practice of gatherings of ascetics from across the country, for discussion ...

Attendees include saints, or sadhus, who follow a strict path of spiritual discipline and hermits who leave their secluded lives and visit civilization only during the Kumbh Mela. The fascination ...

Maha Kumbh, the spectacle that takes place once in 12 years, began on January 13 (Paush Purnima) and saw grand processions of Naga Sadhus and three 'Amrit Snans'. The mega religious gathering has ...

Devotees take a holy dip at Sangam ahead of 'Basant Panchami Amrit Snan', during the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Cerdit: PTI Unlike the Mauni Amavasya dip ...

Apart from this, a down ramp would be constructed for Gadge Maharaj bridge to be used by sadhus during the Kumbh Mela.NMC administrator Manisha Khatri gave approval to all the proposals related to ...

Nashik: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC), anticipating a significant increase in the number of sadhus for the 2026-2028 Simhastha Kumbh Mela, has decided to expand Sadhugram to 1,000 acres.