VARANASI, March 3 -- A grand Sangat (gathering) and feast for Naga ascetics and seers will be organised in Kashi as a post-Mahakumbh ritual starting on March 4. The Mega Bhandara, expected to host 5,000 Naga ascetics, is scheduled for March 10, while some Akharas have already commenced the tradition.

According to Naga Baba Ravindra Puri, after taking the holy dip at Mahakumbh, nearly 50% of the Naga ascetics returned to their respective ashrams and Akharas across the country to celebrate Mahashivratri. The remaining ascetics reached Kashi, and now, the rest will also arrive to participate in the feasts organised at various Akharas.

Naga ascetics from Shaivite Akharas in Gujarat, Punjab, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Ma...