[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBOEPg84bD8[/embedyt] Maestro Peter Pannke sings Dhrupad at the dhuni of Baba Rampuri during the Kumbh Mela at Hardwar, 2010.
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Wedding band at the Kumbh Mela
A young man entertains Naga Babas during Kumbh Mela with his trumpet at the dhuni of Baba Rampuri. The resemblance to Balkan gypsies is curious.
Jangams at the Kumbh Mela
The Jangams are a mystical caste of itinerant bards closely attached to Naga Babas, singing trance inducing songs of the lineages of yogis, songs of secret knowledge, and about Gods and Goddesses. Here they appear at […]
Dwarf chants Om Namah Shivaya
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdd7gvbIdyc[/embedyt] A dwarf leads the Naga Babas, Naked Yogis, of Juna Akhara chanting “OM NAMAH SHIVAYA!” From the 1998 Kumbh Mela in Hardwar.
First Kumbh Mela
Baba Rampuri is interviewed by Ossi Urchs in Munich, Germany, about his experiences as a Naga Baba and his book, now called Autobiography of a Sadhu – a Journey into Mystic India.
