Naga Sadhus or Naked Hindu holy men take dips at Sangam, the confluence of three sacred rivers the Yamuna ... The festival ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

After a stampede at Maha Kumbh killed at least 30, leaders downplayed the tragedy, attributing it to divine will, while criticizing poor crowd management.

Three enthusiastic fans barged into the field of play to get close to Virat Kohli during the third day of the Ranji Trophy match between Railways and Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. The ...

Vedanta philosophy first arrived in northern California in February of 1900 with Swami Vivekananda, the great disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. He lived and taught like his master, as did later […] ...

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where ...

She explained why the words “Mahakal” — a fierce manifestation of Hindu god Shiva — were pasted on her forehead. “Because he is the god of the three worlds,” Chauhan says, referring to ...

(AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Tools for sacred marks, sandalwood paste, vermillion powder and metal stamps of Hindu gods’ names are placed in a tray by a Hindu priest at the confluence of the Ganges, the ...

But look, it's on point. Three Verses is a grid-based first-person "typing RPG" in which you help poets finish their poems by asking various gods to supply the concluding line. "You" being a ...