Maha Kumbh: 12k naga sadhus to take dip on Feb 3

Naga sadhus (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) The decision of akharas to retreat to ' chhaavni ' (camps) without proceeding for mauni amavasya amrit snan Wednesday was mainly credited to the newly inducted naga sadhus, who were just a dip away from completing their initiation into the ascetic cult, reports Rajeev Mani. Nearly 12,000 of these sadhus will now have to wait till the next amrit snan, Basant Panchami , which falls on Feb 3, to take a dip..