Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and ...

Celebrities from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin to US actress Dakota Johnson have reportedly joined millions of pilgrims at ...

Balinese Hindu devotees bathed in the holy springs at the water temple of Tirta Empul on Sunday during the Banyu Pinaruh ...

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of water in a clockwise swirl. Others surround him, with some holding the ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India -- The man appears in a silhouette after ... but on the most auspicious dates, Hindu ascetics charge toward the holy rivers at dawn. They are part of religious orders that were ...

Naga Sadhus or Naked Hindu holy men take dips at Sangam ... (AP Photo/Channi Anand) PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked ...