PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) - Ash-smeared and dreadlocked Naga sadhus or Hindu ascetics, naked except for rosary beads and garlands and smoking wooden pipes, are a huge draw at the world's largest ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) - Ash-smeared and dreadlocked Naga sadhus or Hindu ascetics, naked except for rosary beads and garlands and smoking wooden pipes, are a huge draw at the world's largest ...

The festival, which happens every 12 years, draws pilgrims to the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. On Monday alone, as many as 10... Imagine one-third of the entire U.S. population — 100 ...

If you're an enthusiast for special cultural moments, booking your ticket for Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj is an absolute dream. It's not every day you see a gathering of this kind millions of ...

Tens of thousands of people immersed themselves in freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers as the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela festival began in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

1 of 7 — Hindu devotees pray at the Sangam, or confluence, of the Yamuna and Ganges rivers during the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, India, on Monday. 2 of 7 — Hundreds of thousands of Hindu ...

A Naga Sadhu or Hindu holy man waits for devotees inside his camp during "Kumbh Mela" or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India January 17, 2019. [Photo/Reuters] ...