Sadhus talk mobiles, laptops too

Sadhus talk mobiles, laptops too

It's not just symbols of faith, but also on the shopping list of new age sadhus are the latest gadgets and gizmos. ...
08:50 AM, Jan 23, 2007

Kumbh's last shahi snan on Tuesday

Kumbh's last shahi snan on Tuesday The fourth auspicious day of bathing and the third and final shahi snan will take place on Tuesday. ...
11:57 PM, Jan 22, 2007

Sadhus go corporate in Kumbh

Sadhus go corporate in Kumbh Ardh Kumbh in Allahabad reflects the changing face of spiritualism in the country with gurus also moving with the times. ...
06:23 PM, Jan 22, 2007

Sonia to take holy dip at Kumbh?

Sonia to take holy dip at Kumbh? Congress President Sonia Gandhi could soon be taking a holy dip in the Ganges in Allahabad during the Ardh Kumba mela. ...
11:56 PM, Jan 21, 2007

Hair-raising tales of Kumbh sadhus

Hair-raising tales of Kumbh sadhus Apart from the holy dips, the Ardh Kumbh for the sadhus is also about making fashion statements with their hair. ...
08:24 AM, Jan 20, 2007

Naga sadhus rough up foreign journos

Naga sadhus rough up foreign journos According to reports, the photographers had offered cigarettes to some newly inducted Naga ascetics. ...
01:27 AM, Jan 20, 2007

UP CM reviews Ardh Kumbh arrangements

UP CM reviews Ardh Kumbh arrangements Mulayam Singh Yadav has said the water flow at the Sangam this year was 10 times more than the previous Kumbh. ...
11:37 PM, Jan 19, 2007

Big Bathday: Kumbh crowd ready

Big Bathday: Kumbh crowd ready Lakhs of pilgrims will take part on mauni amavasya, the biggest and the most auspicious bathing day in Ardh Kumbh. ...
09:25 AM, Jan 19, 2007

Bangalore pilot turns Naga sanyasin

Bangalore pilot turns Naga sanyasin The only thing she remembers about her family is that her eldest sister was once the Deputy Commissoner in Karnataka. ...
03:09 PM, Jan 18, 2007

Naked truth about Kumbh sadhus

Naked truth about Kumbh sadhus People drop jaws looking at the yoga kriyas of these grotesque saints who wear no clothes on their ash-covered bodies. ...
08:19 AM, Jan 18, 2007

'Rani' wants Ash to be a 'sanyasin'

'Rani' wants Ash to be a 'sanyasin' A Bollywood-crazy British widow says doe-eyed former Miss World Aishwarya Rai should turn a 'Sanyasin'. ...
03:45 PM, Jan 17, 2007

Celebs, Kumbh crowd share space

Celebs, Kumbh crowd share space The Ardh Kumbh attracted many celebrities who not only shed egos to became one with the crowd but were crowd pullers. ...
08:23 AM, Jan 17, 2007

Hema Malini to perform at Kumbh

Hema Malini to perform at Kumbh Actress and Bharat Natyam exponent Hema Malini is to perform at the Ardh Kumbh Mela on Wednesday. ...
06:07 PM, Jan 16, 2007

Thousands 'lost and found' at Kumbh

Thousands 'lost and found' at Kumbh Most of the 'lost' ones are getting reunited with their kin thanks to the service being rendered by two voluntary organisations. ...
04:43 PM, Jan 16, 2007
Here come the stars of Kumbh

Here come the stars of Kumbh

Naga sadhus are the star attraction of the Ardh Kumbh. But whe are they, mystics or junkies? ...
12:57 PM, Jan 16, 2007
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