Ash-smeared holy men lead India bathing spectacle
Ash-smeared naked Hindu holy men charged into India's most sacred river Ganges at dawn on the first most significant bathing day of the Kumbh Mela festival (also known as Mahakumbh) in the northern city of Prayagraj. The ascetics chanted religious slogans, invoking Hindu gods and goddesses as they plunged into the icy waters.
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Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on ...
India's Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, began Monday, January 13, as millions of Hindu devotees gathered along the Ganges River. The festival, held every 12 years, is one of ...
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Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men arrive to take a dip in Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers ...
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Speaking to ANI, Denesh Persaud from Guyana, expressed his joy and fulfilment after taking a holy dip in the River Ganges.
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