Himalayan Village Celebrates Ramayana
Perhaps the most ancient portrayal of the epic is celebrated yearly by the villages…
Along the Lesser-Known Ganga Below Haridwar
Join photographer and writer Dev Raj Agarwal on assignment as he travels down the…
The Joys of Pilgrimage
By Lavina Melwani It’s the closest you can get to heaven while living on…
The Moving Finger Writes…
By Dev Raj Agarwal The dull and time-worn face of Gomti Ben has suddenly…
Deadly Melee of Sadhus Mars Mela
The official report is that a hundred holy men were injured but none killed…
Holy Ones
There was no proper map of the sadhu camps available to us, so in…
Holy Procession
By Nikki Lastreto First in procession on Maha Sivaratri, March 25, came the Naga…
Kumbha Mela 1998
By M.P. MOHANTY These pilgrims had come from all over India; some of them…
A River of Devotion, A Flood of Spirituality
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI K–A BIG K–IS FOR KUMBHA MELA, the largest gathering of…
Blessed Blisters
By RAJIV MALIK, NEW DELHI In Delhi I am used to a very comfortable…