Golden baba wears jewellery cost of Rs 3cr turns heads at Ardh Kumbh

HARIDWAR:- It has been seen that a Sadhu known as Golden baba came with his followers to wearing golden ornaments 15.5 kg of gold cost around Rs 3 crore, during Ganga bath in case of Ardh Kumbh festival at Hardwar of Uttar Pradesh. The baba’s real name Is Sudhir Kumar Makkad. Although the beginning bath of the Ardh Kumbh didn ' t see a bevy of sadhus like the Nagas who add glitz and exoticism to the festival. At the ghat where the baba landed with his disciples, he was the attractive point of all eyes with his shining golden lockets, armbands including heavy rings on all fingers, not to mention his specially crafted diamond watch worth Rs 27 lakh. Ask him about his fascination for gold and the baba ' s disciples are quick to point out that "just like gold is a precious and rare commodity, so is our guru which is why he is adorned with golden ornaments which befit his personality." The baba alias Sudhir Kumar Makkad was a garments business man in Delhi before he took sanyas.