Reuters has a short video clip on the very weird ways to achieve Nirvana practiced by Hindus for the Allahabad holy bathing festival (Ardh Kumbh Mela festival [wiki])
http://today.reuters.co.uk/tv/videoChannel.aspx?storyid=e6cab48db5b4e27ca722dd552195da183816e915 [Flash video] | BBC News Gallery