Naga Baba Bir Giri Ji takes his holy Ganga bath in Haridwar. Baba Rampuri tells his story.
Naga Babas & Sadhus of Juna Akhara
Foreign Naga Babas proclaimed Shri Mahant
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9O4cPUpCk4[/embedyt] Foreign Naga Babas proclaimed Shri Mahant in Juna Akhara. Baba Rampuri, Mangalanand Puri, and Vasudev Puri, are first foreigners honored as “Shri Mahants” in the ancient Indian ritual of proclamation in front of Guru […]
Juna Akhara
With more than 400,000 sannyasi members, Juna Akhara is by far the largest order of sadhus in India, today, the vast majority are Naga Babas. They have been called the defenders of the Sanatan Dharma. The word Naga, in this case, is derived from the Sanskrit word, nagna, meaning “naked.” And indeed Naga Babas are known for marching naked, covered with ashes, during the colorful sacred bathing rites at the Kumbh Mela.
Photos of Naga Babas & Gurus of Juna Akhara
Photos of Naga Babas & Gurus of Juna Akhara Baba Rampuri’s Gurus
Naga Babas
They are the Naga Babas, “the naked ones”, belonging to an order founded by Dattatreya (a naked philosopher not totally unlike the Greek Diogenes) in the Treta Age (a long long time ago), and finally organized […]
