First 'Amrit Snan' of Maha Kumbh: Akhara members, devotees take holy dip on 'Makar Sankranti'
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Dreadlocked Indian ascetics among 35 million who take holy dip in Maha Kumbh festival
By Saurabh Sharma PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) -Naked Hindu ascetics smeared in holy ash charged into the waters of sacred rivers in India on Tuesday, part of a large crowd of 35 million devotees who took the holy dip on the second day of the Maha Kumbh Mela,
Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India’s mega Hindu festival
The Maha Kumbh festival — held every 12 years — started Monday, with more than 15 million pilgrims bathing in the holy rivers, according to officials.
Naked, Ash-Smeared Hindu Ascetics Take Holy Dips at the Maha Kumbh Festival
Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth
Naked ash-smeared ascetics to lead India bathing spectacle
Authorities in India say more than 20 million people are expected to take part in the first major bathing day at the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela (also known as the Mahakumbh), in the northern city of Prayagraj.
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