Ahead of the Simhastha-Kumbh Mela in 2028 in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, the authorities in Indore have decided to remove about 1,500 encroaching makeshift houses in the catchment areas of the Kanh and Saraswati rivers

The author and photographer of a new coffee table book wants to tell people that the mela goes beyond the Naga sadhus, and why they must keep the sadhana alive