Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White has reached six world snooker championship finals - and lost them all. Yet he remains the game's most popular player. And, healthwise, he has faced testicular cancer -and won.

The most significant aspect of the Kumbh Mela is its bathing ritual, specifically the Shahi Snan (Royal Bath) or Amrit Snan, as it has been recently rebranded to, performed at the Triveni Sangam—the ...