The sea of devotees stopped to stare at his back as he walked toward the bank of the Ganges at the Maha Kumbh Mela in ...

"They will perform amrit snan and till then, will stay in the camp of the akhara, chanting mantras and meditating. After the bath, they will become part of the akhara as Naga Sadhus," he said.

The Naga sadhus (unclothed Hindu ascetics) first caught photographer Bandeep Singh’s attention in 2013. Six years later, he found himself photographing them in a deliberate attempt to capture ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Digambar Ramesh Giri, a Naga Sadhu or Hindu holy man gestures as he sits in his tent near ...