At least 2,000 Naga sadhus are set to arrive in Kashi from Mahakumbh, with special security and traffic arrangements for their procession. At least 2,000 Naga sadhus are expected to reach Kashi ...

Prayagraj: Naga Sadhus have given a call for environmental conservation and protection from the banks of Sangam at the ongoing Maha Kumbh. Water woman Shipra Pathak, who took the initiative to ...

PRAYAGRAJ: The Naga sadhus are emblematic of Maha Kumbh - matted dreadlocks, bodies smeared in ash, and clutching tridents, swords, and wooden staffs, not as mere weapons, but as symbols of their ...

Unlike their male counterparts, who can remain Digambara (naked), female Naga Sadhus wear a single piece of unstitched saffron cloth, known as “Ganti,” and are required to apply a Tilak on ...

The Naga Sadhus emerged as the center of attraction during the final Amrit Snan of Maha Kumbh 2025, mesmerizing thousands of devotees with their ancient traditions, martial arts, and spiritual fervor.

From bare-bodied sadhus to those who embrace complete nakedness ... It is believed that Naga ascetics defeated Aurangzeb's army in Haridwar in 1666, repelled Ahmad Shah Abdali in Mathura in ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Varanasi, Feb 11 (IANS) The ancient city of Varanasi is witnessing a spiritual awakening as it prepares to host a wave of Naga Sadhus and saints ahead of Maha Shivratri. Following ...

MTech Baba retired from his corporate life in 2010 in search of a more meaningful existence and became a Naga Sadu in 2019 The Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the biggest Hindu spiritual gatherings, is ...

According to a local daily, “combo packages of R3,500” have been organised under the aegis of the UP state tourism department “to see Naga-Aghori sadhus”. Powell is also an example of the ...

Producer-turned-director Abhishek Nama is making a magnum opus about the enigmatic world of Naga Sadhus. His film Nagabandham, he says, is “probably the first time that the uniqueness of the ...

He was initiated as a Naga Sanyasi under the Panchadashnam Juna Akhada and will receive his formal certification in Kashi. Now recognized as an International Mahamandaleshwar, Maunagiri Ji Maharaj ...

Naga sadhus, traditionally from privileged castes, welcomed Dalits and tribals during this Maha Kumbh. Over 20% of newly ...