Naga Sadhus are fearless ascetics, devoted to spirituality and renunciation. With their unique lifestyle and mystical practices, they stand as living symbols of devotion and self-discipline.

Among the myriad of saints and ascetics attending, the female Naga Sadhus, or Sadhvis ... religious practices but abstain from performing yoga and bathing in sacred rivers during their menstrual ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From Hahnsloser and Atma Prem Giri Maharaj, a Russia-born seer who came under the spotlight this Kumbh as ‘Muscular Baba’, to ... department “to see Naga-Aghori sadhus”.

Mahakumbh Nagar (UP), Jan 19 (PTI) With the Maha Kumbh underway in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, the process of initiating thousands of those who had applied to become Naga Sadhus in Akharas has also ...

The historic Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, is witnessing the initiation of thousands aspiring to join the ancient order of Naga Sadhus. The fervent interest has led to comprehensive ...

The initiation rituals are scheduled on different days, symbolizing detachment from the material world. PTI Newly-initiated 'Naga Sadhus' of 'Panchayati Akhara Shri Niranjani' during the Mahakumbh, at ...

Amid the grand celebration and holy dips at the Triveni Sangam, several sadhus have caught the attention of netizens for their exceptional stories and unique appearance such as ‘Kaante Wale Baba’, ...