I’m normally great on travel prep. My train ticket had been booked months in advance.  Accommodation?  Had that sorted well ...

Also known as ‘Masan (cremation ground) ki Holi’, in this age-old unique tradition in Varanasi, the celebrations took place ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, which spanned 4,000 hectares from January 13 to February 26, witnessed an estimated 66 crore devotees ...

In the bustling, colour-soaked chaos of Kumbh Mela, few figures capture the imagination as profoundly as the Naga Sadhus. Draped in bhasma (ash), with their nak ...

They call it 'amal' and not chillam. It is not a kind of addiction," he said. Recently, several Naga Sadhus at the Kumbh Mela said they would give up smoking weed following a call by yoga guru Baba ...

A photographic exploration of Naga sadhus at the Kumbh Mela reveals their spiritual practices, symbolism, and lifestyle. The images, captured over two Kumbh Melas, showcase the sadhus' use of bhasma, ...

Nashik: Divisional commissioner Praveen Gedam, who held a meeting of the various govt departments as part of preparation for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela ... and the Shaiva (Naga) Sadhus stay in ...

Both times, I witnessed firsthand what a meaningful spiritual journey the Kumbh can be. I saw that the festival is really about an intimate ... After all, the Kumbh is the domain of the Naga sadhu, ...

“My uncle had saved his sister by pulling her out of the river waters by her hair as she slipped below amid the commotion," says city-based advocate Niranjan Lal recalling the 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede ...