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

Hindus venerate rivers, and none more so than the Ganges and the Yamuna ... Indian civilization is inseparable from Hinduism, although critics say the party's philosophy is rooted in Hindu ...

It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic at the Maha Kumbh festival where devotees had congregated from across India to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the ...

The incident occurred as Hindu pilgrims rushed toward the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers for a ritual bath. A stampede injured dozens of people early Wednesday ...

“With Modi, Hinduism is better protected,” said one ... Modi promised to clean the Ganges, yet its pollution keeps worsening,” said the priest, who heads an NGO that monitors the river's ...

Image: People bathing in the Ganges on Wednesday. Pic: AP Image: The banks and a bridge over the Ganges full of people on Wednesday. Pic: AP Authorities said people trying to escape it were then ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India's northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering ...

Three police sources say nearly 40 bodies brought to morgue after stampede State police put death toll at 30 Some of the dead suffered heart attacks, hospital official says Stampede triggered when ...

Hindu devotees gather to take a holy dip in the banks of the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on "Mauni Amavasya" or new moon day during the Maha ...