Every 12 years, hundreds of millions of Hindu pilgrims gather in northern India for a ritual bath at the confluence of the ...

The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how ...

The traditional colorful Indian fabric worn by women is ubiquitous to the world’s largest religious gathering in northern ...

On a clear full moon night, it is difficult for someone to not be drawn by the cooling glow of this beautiful celestial gift.

Shiv mandir balabharh statue Slideshows ...

Arun Ganapathy visits the home of Rama s biographer in Varanasi and finds that the Ramayana s key characters are living entities for the localsAt the end of the famed ghats of Varanasi there s one gha ...

Experience the vibrant Dashavatar theatre tradition in Zarap village, Maharashtra, where men transform into women characters ...

Naga Sadhus or Naked Hindu holy men take dips at Sangam, the confluence of three sacred rivers the Yamuna, the Ganges and the mythical Saraswati, on Vasant Panchami during the Kumbh Mela in ...

The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of immortality from demons. Hindus believe that a few drops fell in the cities ...

In order to imbibe the Chaitanya (Divine Consciousness) of the Deity, after completing the pradakshina (circumambulation) of the Deity in the Devalay (Temple) we all take Tirth (Sacred liquid) and ...

The posts, dating back to 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2022, allegedly insulted Hindu God Ram, glorified Ravana, and showed Sita and Draupadi in a disrespectful light. Additionally, Ayyub reportedly referred ...