While the British colonial rule had banned nudity, it was not easy to enforce it within the arena of a religious festival ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and armed Hindu holy men. The Naga Sadhus are the highlight ...

Mahakumbh Nagar (UP), Feb 15 (PTI) A large number of Naga Sadhus on Saturday took a pledge to keep rivers and the environment clean as they participated in a program organised by Shipra Pathak, famous ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of water in a clockwise swirl. Others surround him, with ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims and tourists to India. The 45-day festival, which began Jan. 13, is the largest gathering of humanity in the ...