Kumbh Mela
As India's COVID Cases Hit New High, Tens of Thousands Took A Ritual Bath Together
More than 100 devotees who took part in this holy dip have already tested positive for coronavirus.
India Is Hosting One of the World’s Biggest Religious Gatherings, Despite COVID
Photos show thousands of people descending upon the northern Indian city of Haridwar to bath in the sacred river.
Adrift on a River of Penises at the Maha Kumbh Mela
A female photographer captures the vulnerability of the de-sexualised male body.
In Photos: India's Holy Men Wash Away Their Sins
VICE News went to Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious gathering, where millions of people gather to wash away their sins. Many of the pilgrims are naga sadhus, Hindu holy men who go naked.
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