Hindu devotees have sacred marks reading 'Radhe' on their foreheads at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the ...

Since the dawn of civilization, humanity has sought answers to life’s greatest mysteries—Who are we? Where did we come from? What is our purpose? Among the many spiritual traditions that have guided ...

A reporter’s trip to the world’s largest holy festival was interrupted by a deadly stampede. His account reveals both the ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.

Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the ...

The Thirty-three gods, or Tridasha, is a pantheon of Hindu deities from the Samhitas, which are the oldest layer of text in ...

One example is the term “Hinduism” itself. It was used first by Charles Grant in a pejorative sense, to dismiss “natives’” religion as crude superstition. Yet within a few years that ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A book about Hinduism which begins with a maharaja’s cows sounds a little like a Rudyard Kipling tale ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Naga Sadhus of Juna Akhara perform rituals at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Hindu devotees take a holy dip in the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical ...

A 65-year-old French woman named Pascal, who has a deep-rooted love for Hinduism and Lord Shiva, has travelled to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, for the Kumbh Mela. Pascal, who has been fascinated by ...