A 48-year-old Naga Sadhu of the Chitradurga-based Banjara Gurupeetha was among those who died in the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Wednesday. Chitradurga: A 48-year-old Naga Sadhu of ...

Prayagraj: After the second Amrit Snan (on Mauni Amavasya) was held as a ‘low profile' affair, all the 13 akharas started ...

Naga Sadhvis challenge traditional gender roles by having equal status in their spiritual groups. They take part in debates and religious activities, showing that women can lead spiritually too. At ...

Chitradurga: A Naga Sadhu from Karnataka, hailing from Chitradurga died in the stampede at Prayagraj’s Mahakumbh Mela, which occurred during the Mauni Amavasya celebrations. The deceased Naga ...

Thousands of pilgrims were crushed under a moonless winter sky in the wee hours of Wednesday at Prayagraj. The official toll ...

The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela surpassed the symbolic figure of 300 million holy baths since its beginning on Jan. 13 in northern India, according to data from the organizers, as the investigation ...

The grandeur of Kumbh Mela 2025 is unmatched. But among the millions of devotees, two special seekers have travelled across ...

Amid a stampede-like situation at Maha Kumbh, authorities stated that peace was restored as Juna Akhara and two others ...

A Naga Sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, pours water over him after taking a holy dip in the Sangam, the confluence of the ...

As the Amrit Snan began after a brief halt due to a stampede-like situation, the Akhadas took a holy dip at Triveni Sangam with their deities for the Amrit Snan on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, ...

Members of Akhara's gathered in small numbers at Triveni Sangam on Wednesday to take an 'Amrit Snan' on the occasion of 'Mauni Amavasya.Digambar Naga Baba Chidanand Puri of Panchayati Niranjani Akhara ...

Naga Sadhus for ritualistic dips at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati on one of the ...