7-feet tall ‘muscular baba’ from Russia at Mahakumbh left teaching to become a sadhu. By Trisha Sengupta. Updated on: Jan 16, 2025 03:47 PM IST . Share Via. Copy Link.

Among some of the unique sadhus who have set up camps at the Maha Kumbh 2025, is Atma Prem Giri Maharaj, a 7-foot tall sadhu from Russia, who is turning heads at the grand mela due to his striking ...

According to Moneycontrol Hindi, the baba, nicknamed the “Muscular Baba,” is a seven-foot-tall wrestler. He learned about Hinduism about thirty years ago and has adopted the religion since then.