Kumbha MelĀ
KUMBHA MELĀ. The Kumbha Melā is a Hindu pilgrimage fair that occurs four times every twelve years, once in each of four locations in North India: at Haridvār, w...
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Ash-smeared and naked Hindu saints led millions of devotees Wednesday in a pre-dawn holy dip at the meeting of three major rivers in northern India, starting a weeks-long pilgrimage to wash away th...
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Hundreds of Hindu holy men, naked but for the ash smeared on their bodies and an occasional marigold garland, led a sea of humanity to the waters of the Ganges River Monday to wash away their sins ...
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Drawn by a new moon, millions of devout Hindus plunged into the revered Ganges River on Friday, considered one of the most auspicious days for cleansing their sins during the faith's 45-day bathing...
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Thousands of Hindu holy men threatened Monday to boycott ceremonies at a weeks-long pilgrimage to wash away their sins in the Ganges, saying the divine river was too polluted.The saffron-clad, ash-...
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Kumbha Melā
Hindu festival begins in India
