The Taj Mahal, built by Shah Jahan, has 22 sealed rooms that have sparked theories of hidden treasures and Hindu temples. These claims have been debun ...

Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India - Indian authorities have released an official ...

KOCHI: It is the smell of burning candles and incense floating with the gentle breeze that greets you as you slowly climb the stone steps of the hillock leading ...

If the resurgence of Hindu consolidation results in ritualistic congregations of huge magnitude without discipline, accidents ...

In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I commissioned the Taj Mahal to house the tomb of his favorite wife. With its symmetrical ...

Two ships had sailed for South Africa from Calcutta and Madras together, in 1860. A snag delayed Belvedere, the former. The ...

Efforts have begun to enlist the world-renowned tri-religious site, Halesi, in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Halesi, a ...

Valmiki Basti in Central Delhi, and Seemapuri, a reserved constituency, reflect the economic concerns of Dalit voters in this ...

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

Sokuji Zen Buddhist community will meet at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, at The Clearing, 514 Beltrami Ave. NW. Attendees will meditate, followed by tea and conversation focusing on how Zen practice ...

The Mahabharat is one of the two major epics in Sanskrit of ancient India It contains over one lakh couplets and is thrice as long as the Bible However only a fraction of the narration actually deals ...

It might cost more to repair them than to buy new ones. Mexicans restore their baby Jesus figurines in time for Candlemas, on Feb. 2, the Catholic feast marking the end of Christmas celebrations that ...