Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India
The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. The photo of a Naga Sadhu — a Hindu ascetic — at the confluence ...
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Thoughtful insights | Expectation and Reality: The Sacred Waters of Devotion
My hands tremble as I pack my bags for Mahakumbh, each item I place inside carrying the weight of generations of spiritual seekers before me. The anticipation burns in my chest like sacred incense, ...
Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India's Maha Kumbh festival
Hindu devotees have sacred marks reading 'Radhe' on their foreheads at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the ...
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Dozens killed in world’s biggest gathering as millions of Hindus go for dip in Ganges
Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India yesterday as tens of millions of Hindus gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters on the most ...