Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh ...

Swami Bhupender Giri, centre, Naga Sadhu of Niranjani Akhara, arrives for ritualistic dip at Sangam, the confluence of the ...

Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on ...

While the Kumbh Mela festival is ordinarly held every three years, rotating between several holy cities on the banks of these ...

Religious event that attracts over 400 million people takes place where the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers meet. Hindu devotees pray before taking a dip at the confluence of the ...

Hindu holy men or a Naga Sadhus of Maharirwani Akhara prepare for a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati on one of the most auspicious day Makar ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela witnessed over seven crore pilgrims taking a dip at the Sangam from January 11 to 16. More than 30 lakh devotees bathed on a single day, with initial figures suggesting the state ...

Over the next 45 days, an estimated 400 million Hindu pilgrims will converge on the city of Prayagraj for a six-week festival ...

Aerial images of Hindu holy men and devotees taking a ceremonial dip in Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, for Shahi Snan or "royal bath" as part of the Kumbh ...

Devotees will bathe at the confluence of three sacred rivers—the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati—believed to absolve sins and grant salvation, according to Hindu belief. The festival ...

A Hindu Holy man offers prayers at Juna Akhara at Kumbh Mela festival ahead of the royal bath near the Sangam, the confluence of three of the holiest rivers in Hindu mythology – Ganga ...