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Nepal's naked ruling celebrated by holy men
Gulf Today
|August 28, 2025
Nepal's Supreme Court has ruled that naked Hindu holy men need not wear clothes to attend a revered temple, declaring that their age-old tradition of nudity is not obscenity.
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The ash-smeared and dreadlocked ascetics known as Naga sadhus — devotees of the Hindu deity Shiva who renounce their family and worldly possessions, including clothing — said on Wednesday that they welcomed the top court decision.
“I want to thank the Supreme Court,” said 45-year-old Eakadasa Baba, who had walked from neighbouring India on a pilgrimage to the Pashupatinath temple, among the most sacred sites for Shiva followers.
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