Deadly Melee of Sadhus Mars Mela
The official report is that a hundred holy men were injured but none killed in the clash between two monastic […]
Holy Ones
There was no proper map of the sadhu camps available to us, so in the 42¡ celsius (108¡ F) heat,
Holy Procession
By Nikki Lastreto First in procession on Maha Sivaratri, March 25, came the Naga sadhus of the Juna Akhara, reputed
Finding Peace In Mother Ganga’s Lap
BY BHAGAWATI I sit in silent joy, the cooling Ganga rushing across my toes. A young local ashram child whom
Quotes & Quips
"PILGRIMS PLODDED FOR MONTHS IN HEAT TO GET HERE, WORN, POOR AND HUNGRY, BUT SUSTAINED BY UNWAVERING FAITH." American author
Kumbha Mela 1998
By M.P. MOHANTY These pilgrims had come from all over India; some of them had been months on the way,
Letters
CONTENDING TEXTS I read with interest your article on “Better Discipline” [child rearing, July ’98]. It is unfortunate that Manu
A River of Devotion, A Flood of Spirituality
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI K–A BIG K–IS FOR KUMBHA MELA, the largest gathering of humans on Earth–over ten million. It
Diaspora
CULTURE A New Sparkle In Her Twirl In 1994 Aditi Hanumante completed six years of learning bharata natyam in New
One Pilgrim’s Story
Is it possible to film the Kumbha Mela in all its complex, wild and unruly grandeur? Vancouver director Alan Morinis