Curiosity, Chaos, and the Call of the Kumbh – Part 3 We woke early on the third day, expecting to witness the most sacred moment of the Maha Kumbh—the shahi snan, when the sadhus take their royal procession

Curiosity, Chaos, and the Call of the Kumbh – Part 2 By the time we reached the Akhada site, the sun had dipped low and a soft haze settled over the banks of the river. What greeted us was not a chaotic

Earlier this year, I found myself drawn to something I couldn’t quite define—a pull that led me and two of my school friends to the banks of the River Yamuna. We were headed to the Maha Kumbh Mela, a spiritual