Naga Sadhus, or Naked Hindu holy men, arrive during a religious procession towards the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, as part of the Mahakumbh festival in Allahabad, India, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in the large religious congregation on the banks of the Sangam during the festival in January 2013, which falls every 12th year. — AP Photo
This gallery comprises of various religious events taking place in several parts of India. — Photos by Agencies
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some of these guys look like they came from woodstock
A bit of correction. Naga means Snake Sadhus. They are not naked ones, but those who live with snakes.
I am so amazed what these people are doing!! thetrendystyle.com
Same question came to the mind of Alexander, the Great! On his journey to conquer the world, he came to meet a group of Naga Sadhus, standing naked in sun and meditating. Curiosity got over Alexander, and he sent one of his accomplice to a Naga sadhu, who asked that the King wants to understand, what he is doing and why? Naga sadhu replied, “let the King get down from his Horse (leave his kingness) and then come to me, stand with me for a while, and then I will reply”. Alexander was told, about the reply. He thought for a while, got down from the horse, joined his hands and bowed down to the Sadhu and then continued with his journey.
Dawn Is a Very good paper. Personally I compare it Washington Post My other favorite Paper.
true.
its like the real dawn which scatters the dark,islamic exclusive and ignorant clouds in very difficult radical pakistan.
continue this good work.
Uncalled for, in my opinion.
The rituals may look absurd but the beauty is that everybody follows his own path to happiness and salvation. Nobody tries to impose his way on others. Nobody owns the sole path to God. So, there is a sort of unity in diversity.
Har Har Mahedev
Nice pictures and article. Dawn is trying hard to bring tolenance and communal harmony in the Pakistani society. Hope their efforts will bring fruits soon.
dunia mars par Jane ki tyari mai hai aur ye log abhi nange ghum rahe hai.
And that hurts your sensibilities, “Mr Singh”?
Ill be frank…i have been following DAWN for a long now.Really appreciate the effort of DAWN to highlight Indian traditions…I have not seen that in TOI that much…the 2 news papers i read every morning online DAWN & Times Of India.
yeah..right… @Ajay..
Hi Bro
Please add The Hindu newspaper also in the list which is better than TOI.
We have enough Muslims of all hues in India itself. Various Muslim festivals and celebrations are covered by the news media. However, for most of Dawn readers in Pakistan, Hinduism is an enigma. Still, hats off to Dawn for bringing us together.