The ritual dip or Shahi Snan started on Monday morning at the Ardh Kumbh festival at Allahabad. The Mahanirvani Akhara took the first dip on the Holy occasion of Makar Sankranti. The Ritual dip started amidst tight security at the holy place at...

On Wednesday, the world’s biggest congregation, the Ardh Kumbh Mela has been begun at Allahabad. The Akhada sadhus are the mostly looking group in the Ardha Kumbh Mela.

An akhada is usually a place for wrestlers, but at the Kumbh sadhus are the...

Some hundreds of Holy men and religious teachers have threatened to commit mass suicide during the three-month Ardh Kumb festival at Allahabad, which is the ’sangam’ three holy rivers of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati.

Kumbh mela is one of the..