NAGA SADHUS MAHASHIVRATRI AND KUMBH

The curiosity about the NAGHA SADHUS is there among the whole world. The people from the other religions feel surprised and even some of them goes up to the extent of saying it as uncivilized. But the HINDU sees it as the extreme of the self discipline, sacrifice, tolerance and dedication. It is not easy to live in a nude stage when all others are wearing very attractive cloths. It is not easy to stay nude in such places of harsh winter and summer. It is not easy to control over your sexual excitements, it is not easy to give up all the facilities of the life and stay alone in the hills, caves or ASHRAMS. Though in today’s society we called them as nude but in fact if we see carefully then it can be understand that the nature has not sent us nude and our skin is the cloth which is provided to us as the cloths to cover over body. The center of the skin or the GANTH of the skin is the NABHI. So the NAGHA SADHUS shows that they have no interest in the physical luxuries of the world and like their GOD LORD SHIV they feel that all the luxuries are meaning less and the real luxury is spiritual growth and the real peace is spiritual peace.

They generally stay in the caves of the GIRNAR PARVAT in GUJRAT and came out on MAHASHIV RATRI. On the MAHA SHIVRATRI they came out in the processions and go to the SHIV MANDIR and offered their prayers to LORD SHIV as they follow the path of YOGH and SADHNA told by LORD SHIV to achieve HIM. After the MAHA SHIVRATRI they all went back to the caves in the hill and not seen again in the open till the next MAHASHIVRATRI. Though for the rest of the year the tourist keeps on visiting these hills but they very rarely find any NAGHA SADHUS there in the out. So the NAGHA SADHUS represents the importance of the will power in the HINDU religion.