Kathmandu [Nepal], February 28 (ANI): With Maha Shivaratri on Tuesday, Sadhus have already thronged the sacred temple of Pashupatinath in Nepal's capital Kathmandu. The courtyard of the Ram Mandir in ...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 25 (ANI): The Sadhus from Varanasi blessed Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar during his visit to Bengaluru on Monday and expressed their goodwill ...

This special report focuses on political developments in Karnataka, where Sadhus from Varanasi visited the Bengaluru residence of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to offer their blessings. This ...

Once a symbol of withdrawal and sacrifice, the Indian sadhu now appears across television screens, social media feeds, election rallies, and even corporate spaces. From spiritual gurus wielding ...

Naga sadhus welcome Nepal's Supreme Court ruling in late August that they need not wear clothes to attend a revered temple, declaring that their age-old tradition of nudity is not obscenity. The ...

KATHMANDU — Nepal's Supreme Court has ruled that naked Hindu holy men need not wear clothes to visit a revered temple, declaring that their age-old tradition of nudity is not obscenity. The ...

FILE - Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men, pictured here in India in January, renounce their family and worldly possessions, including their clothes. [File photo: AFP/Arun Sankar] Nepal’s Supreme Court has ...

The revered Chhari Mubarak, the holy mace of Lord Shiva, reached Pahalgam on Saturday, August 9, 2025, marking the start of traditional rituals associated with the Amarnath Yatra. The mace, ...

Srinagar: Chhari Mubarak -- the saffron-robed holy mace of Lord Shiva --” was taken to the historic Shankaracharya temple here on Thursday for special prayers on the occasion of ‘Haryali-Amavasya’ ...

The sacred mace of Lord Shiva, called Chhari Mubarak, made its way to Srinagar's Shankaracharya temple on Thursday as part of the Amarnath Yatra. Led by Mahant Deependra Giri and accompanied by conch ...