naked - O.E. nacod "nude," also "not fully clothed," from P.Gmc. *nakwathaz, from PIE base *neogw- "naked" (cf. Skt. nagna, Hittite nekumant-, Lith. nuogas, O.C.S. nagu-, O.Ir. nocht).

This month the Kumbh Mela festival was celebrated in India. "The Hindus actively participate in the Kumbh Mela held once in every three years either on the banks of river Godavari in Nasik, Shipra in Ujjain, Ganges in Haridwar or at the confluence of the three sacred rivers namely, Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati in Allahabad. This auspicious fair of the Purna or Maha Kumbh is celebrated once in every twelve years at Allahabad. The delightful Hindu festival of Dusshera also sees several fairs were people participate with much zest and enthusiasm"
(http://www.indianholiday.com/festival_india/index.html)
More on the festival:
http://www.hindunet.org/festivals/kumbha_mela/
http://www.kumbhmela.com/KM10home.html

It seems that the highest degree of holiness is obtained by the Naga Sadhi (sadhus?) which therefore bathe without clothes (http://www.fotofolio.co.uk/New Browser/Maha Kumbh Mela/initiation 1.html).

It seems that the same Skt root is in Russian- "nagoi", naga, naked.

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