Women Naga Sadhus, with ash-smeared bodies, dreadlocked hair and saffron drape, are making their presence felt at Maha Kumbh.

Naga sadhus prepare for Amrit Snan by performing a unique 17 shringar, involving cleansing and smearing ash, before bathing ...

In both Hinduism and Buddhism, the snake or Naga, Sanskrit for “serpent”, is often depicted as a divine or semidivine being with spiritual and physical powers. In Southeast Asian countries ...