Mahakumbh Nagar, Jan. 27 -- Coming from far away Sweden, Tommu appeared deeply involved in the rather intense discussions among seers at the Panchayati Akhara Shri Niranjani located near the Swastik Dwar.

He explains why he and many other foreigners like him have come to the Maha Kumbh.

"Many people know about the main deities of Hinduism -- Ram, Krishn and Shiv or the Holy Trinity. But I don't think many know the deeper meaning of Hinduism. I feel there can be no better place than this to decipher the spiritual core of Sanatan," he told PTI.

Wearing two garlands made of Rudraksh beads, Tommu, a resident of Eskilstuna in Sweden, about 115 kilometres from the Swedish capital of Stockholm, said, "Many foreigners are coming here as they wan...