A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s ...

The ashes of more than 400 cremated Hindus laid in earthen urns at Sonpuri Crematorium, near Old Golimar, and at different temples of Karachi for years with the community waiting for visas to take ...

The grandeur of Kumbh Mela 2025 is unmatched. But among the millions of devotees, two special seekers have travelled across ...

Hindu pilgrim Parvati Gupta braved jostling crowds to be at the world’s largest religious festival in India but will leave ...

About 400 million visitors are expected in Prayagraj for the six-week festival, which began on Jan 13. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A once-in-12-year Hindu festival, Maha Kumbh, the world's largest religious gathering, is being held in Prayagraj, norther ...

Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a ...

The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a judicial probe into the deaths of at least 30 people in stampedes at India ’s Kumbh Mela festival, where millions of Hindu devotees gathered for a ritual ...

After a crowd crush killed dozens of people at the world's largest religious gathering, questions have been raised about security and crowd control at massive events in India.

A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking action against Uttar Pradesh government officials over the stampede during the Mahakumbh festival on Wednesday, in which at least 30 got killed ...

From lazy strolls through ancient alleys to sacred rituals along the Ganges, Varanasi in winter promises memories of a ...