Mahakumbh Mela 2025: Naga Sadhus perform Shahi Snan; see pictures
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A Naga Sadhu stands with his body smeared with ash during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj
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A Naga Sadhu or Hindu holy man holds an axe as he takes a holy dip during the Maha Kumbh Mela
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Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, covered in ashes prepare to take a dip during the Maha Kumbh Mela
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Naga Sadhus covered in ash with swords in hand prepares to take a dip during the Maha Kumbh Mela
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A Naga Sadhu, or a Hindu holy man, sits covered in ashes during the Maha Kumbh Mela
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A Naga Sadhu stands as ash is applied on him before taking a holy dip for the first Shahi Snan
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Policemen on horses remove devotees from the water before the arrival of Naga Sadhus before the first Shahi Snan
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Naga Sadhus take a holy dip during the Maha Kumbh Mela
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Holy journey
Sadhus, or Hindu holy men from Niranjani Akhara take part in a religious procession towards Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, during Peshwai or the arrival of the members of an akhara or sect of sadhus for Maha Kumbh Mela