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 ...

I missed seeing the famous Naga Sadhus at the Mahakumbh, which was disappointing as I had so many questions I would have liked to ask. But I caught up with them indirectly and unexpectedly late ...

Bandeep Singh believes he is blessed by Naga Sadhus. In my view, they are also lucky to have someone of his calibre to chronicle their elusive and mystic lives ...

The Naga Sadhus are the highlight of the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering now underway in northern India. Worshipers jump over the barriers, running past police and ...

Chandrashekhar Patil, a city-based art historian, said, "The royal Gaekwads are devotees of Lord Shiva, and so are the Naga Sadhus. So the family used to give patronage to Naga Sadhus. They used ...

They were to participate in the Amrit Snan on Mauni Amavasya on Jan 29, but following stampede on the banks of Sangam, not all ‘candidates' could get initiated finally as Naga Sadhus.

The Naga Sadhus, he explains ... His works are part of the permanent collections at the Essl Museum of Contemporary Art in Vienna, the Nirankari Museum of Faith in Delhi, and several private ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Varanasi, Feb 26 (IANS) Lakhs of Naga Sadhus, saints, and devotees have gathered at the revered Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi to offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the auspicious ...

For Naga Sadhus, Atta or wheat flour, is a staple food. Naga Sadhus call it "Bhasmi'', referring to ash, which represents their purity and the impermanence of life. They frequently prepare rotis ...

Devotees and Naga Sadhus celebrated the unique tradition of playing Holi with funeral ashes amid burning pyres at the Manikarnika Ghat here on Tuesday. Gulshan Kapoor, the organiser of the 'Chita ...

His exhibition of the Naga Sadhus brings this out in a truly remarkable ... And in this transformation lies the true power of his art—the power to make us see, to make us feel, and, ultimately ...