Hundreds join an order of naked, armed holy men at Hindu festival
Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and ...
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. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...
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India Maha Kumbh Festival
A Naga Sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, pours water over him after taking a holy dip in the Sangam, the confluence of the ...
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AP PHOTOS: Hundreds join an order of naked, armed holy men at Hindu festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and armed Hindu holy men. The Naga Sadhus are the ...
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AP PHOTOS: Hundreds join an order of naked, armed holy men at Hindu festival
A man bathes at the sacred confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers with the mythical Saraswati, as part of his initiation into an order of naked Hindu ascetic holy men known as the Naga Sadhus ...
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AP PHOTOS: Hundreds join an order of naked, armed holy men at Hindu festival
Men with tonsured heads sit in rows for initiation into an order of naked Hindu ascetic holy men known as the Naga Sadhus, during the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India, Saturday ...