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

Report suggests 79 pilgrims died in Kumbh Mela stampede, far exceeding official toll - Opposition leaders accuse state ...

Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took holy dips in sacred river waters in the northern city of Prayagraj on Wednesday as ...

India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a ritual river dip on Wednesday at the world's largest religious ...

It is heartbreaking to witness such a calamity during a sacred event that draws millions in devotion,” Cardinal Filipe Neri ...

A deadly stampede at a Hindu festival in India is causing many to wonder how to effectively manage massive events.

Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river ...

Throngs of devotees at the world's biggest religious gathering bathed in Indian rivers on Thursday, undeterred by a stampede ...

At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering early Wednesday, ...

Indian officials downplayed a deadly stampede at the world's largest religious festival because they wanted to protect the public image of a potential successor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, analys ...

Applied by Hindu priests using sandalwood paste, turmeric and sacred ashes, these strokes represent divine connections in ...