PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — 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 ...

DELHI, India (RNS) — For more than three decades, Mohammed Mehmood, a Muslim, had been hired by Hindu holy men to light ... the largest ascetic group in Hinduism. His work done, Mehmood would ...

Asceticism holds a special place in Hinduism, where renunciation of worldly pleasures is seen as a path to spiritual enlightenment. Ascetics, also known as sannyasis or yogis, dedicate their lives ...

Their presence symbolizes the inclusivity and diversity of Hindu ascetic traditions. They follow a similar ascetic lifestyle as their male counterparts, renouncing worldly possessions and ...

In a video that has now gone viral, Kamakoti can be heard narrating a story about an Indian ascetic who apparently cured ...

India’s Maha Kumbh Mela gets under way, with thousands of Hindu devotees lining up to bathe in the waters of river they ...