Authorities in India say more than 20 million ... The day would kick off with the Naga sadhus - the ash smeared naked Hindu ...

For us, sadhus are a symbol of standing still, withdrawing, and finding inner peace. We have put together impressions of the holy men of India. Their stillness sometimes leaves the onlooker bewildered ...

Pilgrims come from across India and around the world to bathe ... and the planets are in alignment. The naga sadhus—the iconic naked holy men of the Kumbh Mela—parade en masse to bathe in ...

Now, he’s home, at last. Nearly a decade after he first galvanized Mumbai diners withMasque, Sadhu is luring them in droves to the terrain he knows best. India’s vast Himalayan belt spans 13 ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Digambar Ramesh Giri, a Naga Sadhu or Hindu holy man gestures as he sits in his tent near ...