PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The pilgrims come and go as strangers ... They allow plurality in belief and ritual practice of faith of Hindus, who comprise 80% of India’s population.

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering early Wednesday, police said, as millions of pilgrims ...

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Navigating the kaleidoscopic unfolding of saints from Akhadas, pilgrims called Kaplvasis ... “What was the tremendous faith, I wondered, that had drawn our people for untold generations to ...

This year's event is anticipated to welcome a multitude of pilgrims who gather by the Ganges to purify their souls through the holy dip, a practice believed to cleanse sins and facilitate liberation ...

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The railway department has launched a special train service to facilitate pilgrims traveling to the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. Starting from Amb-Andaura in Himachal Pradesh, the journey promises to make ...

I experienced culture shock while discovering the intricacies of my faith firsthand. We stayed in a hotel with a full view of the Kaa’bah, and the first time I saw it, I just stared as the pilgrims ...