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The secret of a Santly Life: New Delhi: This scene attracts the whole world when thousands of male Naga sadhus take a dip in the royal baths of Kumbh. But there is a mysterious world among all of them, and that is the female Naga sadhus. These women also adopt the path of harsh practice and penance like men, but they are always in the screen of a mystery. Who are they, how do they walk on this difficult path and where do they suddenly disappear after the Kumbh Mela? These are questions that arise in everyone’s mind.
How do women become Naga monks?
The journey from an ordinary woman to become a Naga monk is very difficult and long, which takes many years.
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Hard penance and celibacy: The first condition for this journey is the complete sacrifice of worldly fascination. The woman has to end all relationships with her family and society and follow the harsh celibacy.
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Guru’s shelter: The woman has to go to the shelter of a guru and take initiation. Guru takes the test of their dedication and penance for many years.
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The offering of libations of water to the gods: When the Guru is confident that the woman is ready for this path, she has to donate her body. It is a symbolic action in which she is declared dead for her family and himself. After this process, he has nothing to do with worldly life.
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Mundan and Bath: After this, the woman’s head is shaved and she is bathed in the holy river. It symbolizes the beginning of his new life.
Sadhvi or mother’s title
Unlike male Naga sadhus, female Naga sadhus are allowed to wear clothes. She usually wears ocher or yellow clothes. After the initiation is completed, he is given the title of ‘Mata’ or ‘Sadhvi’ in the arena.
Where do you go after Kumbh?
Women Naga Sadhus generally live solitude and secret life. She only appears publicly on major religious occasions like Kumbh, Mahakumbh or Simhastha. After the end of these mahaparvas, they return back to their akharas, Himalayan caves or other secluded places and get absorbed in their practice and penance. Their next public is in the next Aquarius, which is why they live a mysterious life away from the eyes of common people.