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 ...

As I entered the water at the Sangam, my son held my hand, offering support.' 'It was a powerful moment of connection not ...

It was as if the sacred waters were washing away not just my sins but also my doubts and burdens,' says Aayushi Agarwal.

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 ...

At least 30 people died and 60 were injured in the Maha Kumbh stampede on January 29, according to official figures. This ...

Bandeep Singh and his camera visited the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj for the first time in 2013. The ace photographer went, saw ...

began on January 13 and saw grand processions of Naga Sadhus and three 'Amrit Snans'. Billed as the largest spiritual gathering on the planet, the Maha Kumbh Mela this year drew a record number of ...

“I had my first encounter with Naga sadhus on my maiden trip to the kumbh in 2013. There, one of the images that stuck with me was that of a Naga, surrounded by several people, having a ...

Publications like ‘The Wall Street Journal’ highlighted the extraordinary number of participants, pointing out that the Kumbh Mela hosted more pilgrims than the entire population of the US. Meanwhile, ...