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TopicSadhus

Topic: Sadhus

Brief chaos at Mahakumbh as devotees breach area barricaded for 13 Akharas sadhus during ‘Amrit Snaan’

The Jal Police and the mounted police initially struggled to manage the crowd, even wielding sticks to disperse the devotees.

Maha Kumbh and India’s new-age sadhus—riding Bullets, making Reels

For the Bullet Baba, his worldly belongings are a bike, a tent, and a bag of clothes. He doesn’t live in any akhara or ashram.

‘Property, threats, missing video’ — why a BJP MLA is at centre of Dalit priest’s ‘suicide’ in Jalore

Dalit priest Sant Ravinath was found hanging from a tree in Rajasthan’s Jalore last week, leading to clamour for arrest of BJP MLA Puraram Choudhary, named in ‘suicide note’.

A new script awaits Irrfan Khan in heaven and astrologers’ worry

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Sadhus scolded 25-yr-old for stealing tongs, he killed them under bhang influence: UP Police

The two sadhus were killed inside a Bulandshahr temple Monday night. Police rules out 'communal angle', says accused confessed to crime.

Akharas’ spirituality was intact, until sadhus began promoting Hindutva politics

The influence of Hindutva, which was consolidated in 1960s, gained unusual pace during 1980s and threw the old monastic orders of Hinduism out of gear.

On Camera

Eight journalists, four states and 1 UT—how ThePrint covered 2026 Assembly elections

As I read through the reports by these journalists, it became clear that ThePrint’s coverage was more about depth than breadth.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.