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 ...

Naga Sadhus are ancient ascetics who have existed in Indian culture for thousands of years. History indicates their relation with Lord Shiva, as well as their ascetic practices through the collection ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first of a ...