Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth ...

Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees take holy dip at largest gathering of humanity on Earth - Maha Kumbh, the largest gathering of people anywhere on Earth, is expected to draw more than 400 ...

January 14, 2025 at 8:55am GMT 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 ...

Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims yesterday took dips in the freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India, in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh festival, which is ...

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Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims are taking dips in sacred rivers in the first of a series of major baths in the Maha Kumbh festival, the largest religious ...

Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees take holy dip at largest gathering of humanity on Earth Maha Kumbh, the largest gathering of people anywhere on Earth, is expected to draw more than 400 million ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims took dips in the freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first major bathing day of ...

Hindu devotees believe taking a dip in the confluence of the rivers during the Maha Kumbh Mela absolves them of sins and brings them salvation from the cycle of life and death. "It is our festival ...