A lunar eclipse and the cacophonous arrival of a famous holy man fed religious fervor on the second day of Hinduism's biggest festival on Wednesday as the crowd of pilgrims swelled into the millions.

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smokes marijuana at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal (Picture: Reuters) Hundreds of holy men have gathered to celebrate the Hindu festival of Maha Shivaratri.

Simply sign up to the World myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, smokes hashish inside his tent during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at ...

An auspicious night with a giggly 70-year-old leads to finding understanding on Shiva’s night, when thousands of pilgrims converge to worship the Hindu god’s holy phallus.

A Hindu holy man has been pictured pulling a van along with a part of his body in an act that would make any man’s eyes water. The Sadhu, or baba, used his penis to pull the vehicle as a way of ...

The Sadhus who perform acts of endurance are known as the Fakir. Some 200,000 Hindu pilgrims arrived in Allahabad for the 45-day festival which began on January 2. REXFEATURES ...

He went to India 20 years ago for a holiday, but never came home. Now he's a wandering, cannabis-smoking holy man who says he can no longer remember his name.

The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. At the center of it is the sadhu, a holy man who is smeared in ashes and sometimes naked.

Lucknow, India – Thousands of Hindu holy men threatened Monday to boycott ceremonies at a weeks-long pilgrimage to wash away their sins in the Ganges, saying the divine river was too polluted ...

Doodh Dhari Baba hasn't eaten solid food in 19 years but says he is hungry for nothing. Claiming to subsist on just two liters of milk a day, the 72-year-old Hindu mystic says he is sustained by ...