Kumbh Mela happens once in 12 years The Indian man sitting opposite ... marched among the throng like standard bearers in an ...

Show more Show less A helicopter showers flower petals on pilgrims on the final day of India's Kumbh Mela ... major challenge Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, took part in the festival, which ...

Much, much more than the lakhs of the legendary Naga Sadhus. The Maha Kumbh Mela is indeed the largest gathering of humanity in the history of our planet. Every 12 years it grows larger ...

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 saw grand processions of Naga Sadhus and three 'Amrit Snans ... ensuring that pilgrims visiting the place after the festival experience a clean and sacred environment ...

Transgender activists often shunned by society say they have found rare acceptance at India's Hindu Kumbh Mela festival by ... That includes naked naga sadhus, wandering monks who walked for ...

The build for the Kumbh Mela takes place over three ... and inflating the final figure. Sadhus generally stay the full 45 days of the festival, sleeping in their akhara zones or in roadside ...

Arab and Indian expats of diverse faiths among 662m who took once-in-a-lifetime trip Sally El Azab, Arab expat in Abu Dhabi, poses for a picture with pilgrims at Maha Kumbh Mela in India Supplied ...

Prayagraj (India) (AFP) – India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers say have been attended by ...