An office-bearer of the Samiti, Pawan Chaudhary said hundreds of saints and devotees participated in this year’s procession Smeared in ash from head to toe, several Naga and Aghori sadhus and ...

Devotees and Naga Sadhus celebrated the unique tradition of playing Holi with funeral ashes amid burning pyres at the ...

In fact, their distinctive appearance, with their bodies covered with ash, symbolises their renunciation of worldly possessions and desires. The Naga Sadhus are members of various akharas ...

But this is no ordinary spiritual inquiry. It’s an actual eye test, boldly inscribed on the bare backs of the ash-covered Naga sadhus, turning them into living billboards for a crucial health cause.

Shrouded in enigma, Naga Sadhus defy the icy grip of winter with ancient yogic practices that are both awe-inspiring and mysterious. Their bodies, covered in ash, form a symbolic and practical ...

For Naga Sadhus, Atta or wheat flour, is a staple food. Naga Sadhus call it "Bhasmi'', referring to ash, which represents their purity and the impermanence of life. They frequently prepare rotis ...

Naga Sadhus perform intense havans (fire rituals) and meditate by blazing fires. The ash they smear on their bodies represents their renunciation and their bond with Lord Shiva. Naga Sadhus ...

Prayagraj: The ash-smeared Naga Sadhus are revered as the torch bearers of Sanatan Dharma and share a vision for spiritual enlightenment. These ascetics are now helping devotees in safeguarding ...

He captures the ash-covered bodies of the Naga sadhus and toys with shadows to hide their intimate body parts. Bandeep says, “These are studied portraits, the ones in which subjects are formally ...

Many Naga Sadhus, camping here after taking part in the Parayagraj Maha Kumbh, also joined the celebrations and played Holi with pyre ash. For this year's event, Chaudhary said, five quintals of ...

CNN covered the arrival of ash-smeared Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, taking ritualistic dips at the confluence of sacred rivers, emphasising the event's deep-rooted traditions. The New York ...