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 ...

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The late release of casualty figures at the gathering of millions of people was seen as shielding the political fortunes of a ...

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

Sembiyan Mahadevi, a 10th-century Chola queen, reshaped Hinduism through temple patronage and art. Her vision turned Nataraja into the most iconic symbol of Shiva.

Eyewitnesses and hospital sources have told the BBC that at least a dozen people have been killed in Wednesday morning's crush at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. There is, however, still no word ...

At least 30 people are dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at ...

A stampede at India's Kumbh Mela festival, the world's largest religious gathering, has left several feared dead and many ...

Crush happened as pilgrims tried to jump over police barricades to reach Sangam Nose, the point where India's Ganges river ...

North Riding welcomes the iconic BAPS Mandir and Cultural Complex, a landmark promoting faith, community, and social welfare, ...

Several people were feared dead after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival in northern India's Uttar ...