The Maha Kumbh Mela takes place only every 12 years ... In Hinduism, akhara is the name given to the various orders of sadhus, or holy men – those martial ascetics who have dedicated their ...

all joined in to make the holy dip in the Kumbh Mela a lifestyle issue and wrapped an easy piety around it. The desire to wash off one’s sins at the once-in-144-year Maha Kumbh Mela—a disputed ...

The 2027 Simhastha Kumbh Mela is expected to face controversy once again, as differing opinions have emerged among sadhus and mahants regarding its organisation. The sadhus and mahants of ...

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, my family ...

when a large number of pilgrims reached the sacred Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj to take a holy dip on Mauni Amavasya. The Maha Kumbh Mela is a religious festival, and it is touted to be the largest ...

While the Kumbh (the festival name) has many locations, all which are in India, including Haridwar, Nashik and Ujjain, and normally occurs around every four years, this particular Kumbh Mela ...

"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.

Drone footage showed millions of devotees, shoulder to shoulder, arriving in the pre-dawn dark for the holy dip to mark the most auspicious day of the Maha Kumbh Mela. Video and photographs after ...

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 ...

Photograph: ANI Photo/Sansad TV Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unscheduled speech on the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj in ... Minister Yogi Adityanath at the 'holy' confluence. Other visits included ...