Bengaluru, called the "Silicon Valley of India," has both old temples and a modern lifestyle. During festivals like Christmas ...

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

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

Millions of Hindu pilgrims gathered in Prayagraj, India, for the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, but thousands were trampled after crowds surged toward the confluence of two rivers.

But at the festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy rivers, it morphs into a major display of Hinduism in various forms and designs. Some ...

Here is a list of major stampedes in India over previous years, most of them at religious festivals or gatherings: JANUARY 2025: At least six people were killed and 35 injured in a stampede near ...

Sacred Strokes of Color on Foreheads Are a Major Display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh Festival PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of ...

But at the festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy rivers, it morphs into a major display of Hinduism in various forms and designs. Hindu ...