Nude Hindu holy men or a Naga Sadhus of Maharirwani Akhara prepare for a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati on one of the most auspicious day Makar ...

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 ...

Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims yesterday took dips in the freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India, ... Hindu ascetics charge toward the holy rivers at dawn. Many ...

Followers line the path as Hindu holy men walk in procession to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers (Ashwini Bhatia/AP) (Ashwini Bhatia/AP) The tent ...

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 series of major ...

A Hindu holy man from Juna Akhara smokes ahead of the Royal Bath near the Sangam (EPA)Officials say about $765m (Rs 64 bn) has been allocated by the state government to conduct this year’s event.