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.
About 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe are expected to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s ...
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The holy festival of Maha Kumbh Mela is celebrated once every 12 years, with devotees taking a dip in the waters where the ...
Varanasi, with its rich heritage and serene rivers like the Ganges, Varuna, and Nand, offers spiritual solace, cultural ...
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The grand Maha Kumbh organised by the Uttar Pradesh government is now capturing global attention. As part of this, a ...
The Mahakumbh has begun with the holy dip on the occasion of Posh Purnima in Prayagraj. By 9 AM, around 60 lakh devotees had taken a holy dip in the Ganges. Devotees are gathering at every house in ...
The world’s largest religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, has commenced on the banks of the sacred Ganges River in ...
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