Naga ascetics of Kumbh Mela are now world famous. These are the ascetics who arrive at the confluence of rivers wearing no ...

In a revealing interview, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about his transformative two-year stint in the Himalayas. During ...

Rather, the chains were used by the person during life to limit mobility as a part of a religious ascetic lifestyle.

Masaan ki Holi is a spiritual festival celebrated in Varanasi's cremation grounds, involving ash instead of colors to ...

SKELETON remains tied in heavy metal chains from 1,500 years ago have been unearthed – and they belonged to a female practising an extreme religious practice. The shocking discovery, made by ...

Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India's mega Hindu festival Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at ...

Naga ascetics from Shaivite Akharas in Gujarat, Punjab, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan will travel to Kashi for the Bhandara before ...