The Ganges River, which flows through several Indian states, is considered an embodiment of all sacred waters in Hindu mythology. Revered as the most holy river in Hinduism, the Ganges is believed to ...

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 ...

The tragedy occurred on Jan. 29 between 1am and 2am as throngs of devotees broke through barricades in an attempt to get to a triangular land mass known as the Sangam Nose, which is sandwiched between ...

Wednesday marks one of the holiest days in the six-week Kumbh Mela, the single biggest milestone on the Hindu religious ...

At least 30 people were killed and another 60 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh festival, a six-week Hindu festival and the world’s largest religious gathering. The stampede happened when ...

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.

Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of ...

At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest ...

At least 30 people were killed and over 30 have been injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world's biggest ...

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

Between 90 to 100 million pilgrims had congregated to take ritual baths in sacred rivers at a festival in northern India.

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