Haridwar: Juna Akhara, the largest body of Naga seers, has formed a seven-member committee to investigate the initiation of underworld don Prakash Pandey into monkhood inside Almora jail earlier this ...

On the auspicious occasion of the first Amrit Snan of Mahakumbh 2025, the Kinnar Akhara, led by Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, became a major highlight on Tuesday. In the afternoon, ...

Prayagraj: The Juna Akhara will be the flag bearer of the tradition of Shahi snan (royal bath) in the Maha Kumbh, which is set to commence on Jan 13, 2025, at the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna ...

LUCKNOW: Former Bollywood actor Mamta Kulkarni’s anointment as Mahamandaleshwar (religious superior) of the Kinnar Akhara has sparked controversy after Rishi Ajay Das, who claims to be a founding ...

Indore, Oct 22 (PTI) Amid a factional dispute within the transgender community in Indore, Kinnar Akhara chief Laxmi Narayan Tripathi on Wednesday cited danger to the lives of the members of a local ...

Actor Mamta Kulkarni, who renounced the worldly life at the Maha Kumbh and was consecrated as 'mahamandaleshwar' a few weeks ago resigned from her post on Monday. Speaking to PTI, Kinnar Akhara's ...

Having faced stiff resistance when they tried to register an 'akhara' for transgender persons 10 years ago, the tent of their sect at the ongoing Maha Kumbh is now flooded with pilgrims queuing up for ...

Saints of Shri Panchdashnaam Avahan Akhara marked the start of Mahakumbh-2025 with a grand procession, welcomed by officials in Prayagraj. With little over just two weeks for the formal start of the ...

A saint belonging to the Juna Akhara, residing in Shanti Bhavan located in the Kankhal police station area of Haridwar, was found dead, said the police on Sunday. Manoj Nautiyal, Police Station Head, ...

In a historic shift, the Vaishnava Digambar Ani Akhara has abandoned its 550-year-old tradition of lifetime appointments and introduced a democratic structure for electing its office bearers. For the ...

A day ahead of the formal meeting of Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad and Prayagraj Mela administration regarding preparations for the forthcoming Mahakumbh-2025, a major turn of events occurred on ...