"Pandhof next to the Dom Church." Photo by Bart van Leeuwen / Flickr (cropped from original). CC BY 2.0. This series examines monastic movements amid broader religious and cultural traditions. It ...

Their ‘Chavni Pravesh’ procession, marked by religious fervour ... considered the second-largest among the 13 recognised Hindu monastic orders, became the sixth to formally arrive for the ...

Mahakumbh 2025 live updates: Ash-smeared Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men (C) of an akhara (monastic Hindu order), walk during a religious procession as they head to take a dip in Sangam, the confluence ...