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.

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

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 ...

And the ash-smeared and esoteric Naga Sadhus, symbolic of renouncing all worldly pleasures, may be the prominent face of Kumbh Mela. But it is the indomitable spirit of seemingly ordinary citizens ...

"This was my way of giving the audience a real sense of what the Kumbh Mela looks like, especially the Akhadas of Naga Sadhus," he told TOI. "Instead of painting a Naga Sadhu, I became one.

The COVID-19 protocol including wearing of masks and social distancing was openly violated as lakhs gathered for Kumbh mela, the major Hindu pilgrimage. Niranjani Akhara on Thursday announced the ...

Kumbh Mela is an enthralling Hindu festival and pilgrimage celebrating spiritual heritage and diversity. Given that the Maha Kumbh Mela, in particular, only occurs once every 144 years ...

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.

PTI Photo A foreigner is seen taking a holy dip at the Sangam on the occasion of the 'Makar Sankranti' festival during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj. Credit: PTI Photo A foreign sadhu gets ...

Kumbh Mela, the festival of the sacred Pitcher, is a peaceful congregation of pilgrims during which participants bathe or take a dip in a sacred river. The congregation includes ascetics, saints, ...