At the Maha Kumbh Mela, a unique and sacred recruitment process has begun—seeking candidates for initiation as Naga sadhus, reported TOI. Thousands of young sanyasis, eager to dedicate their lives to ...

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, Jan. 18 -- The process of initiating new Naga Sadhus has commenced at the Akharas along the banks of the Sangam as part of the preparations for Mauni Amavasya during the Maha Kumbh.

Nepal's Supreme Court has ruled that naked Hindu holy men need not wear clothes to attend a revered temple, declaring that their age-old tradition of nudity is not obscenity. The ash-smeared and ...