The Ganges River holds immense importance for both Bangladesh and India, providing water for agriculture, livelihoods, and ...

The largest religious gathering in the world is taking place in India from Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. It is a significant test for the country to showcase Hinduism and culture.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's participation in the Maha Kumbh Mela, including a holy dip in the Ganges, was celebrated by ...

India's government reported that over 420 million pilgrims bathed at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. The number is ...

Celebrities from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin to US actress Dakota Johnson have reportedly joined millions of pilgrims at ...

Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and ...

After arriving in the central Indian city of Prayagraj in late January, almost everyone I spoke to asked whether I had joined the millions of pilgrims submerging themselves each day to ritually ...

KARACHI: Many family members of deceased Hindus whose ashes were kept in urns for years with them or at the Hindu cremation ...

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. The photo of a Naga Sadhu — a Hindu ascetic — at the confluence ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, taking a holy dip at the Sangam—the ...