Fire tears through tents at India’s mega Hindu festival but causes no injuries
A fire has torn through at least 18 temporary tents at a massive Hindu festival thronged by millions of people in India’s northern Prayagraj city.
India's Outcast Toilet Cleaners Keeping Hindu Festival Going
Millions of pilgrims hoping to cleanse their sins by ritual baths at India's Kumbh Mela festival rely on key lavatory workers to clear up behind them -- those born on the lowest rung of the Hindu caste system.
Holy dips at India's giant Hindu festival come with challenge
For pilgrims at the largest gathering of humanity, ritual bathing in India's holy rivers includes a key challenge -- finding your family and clothes after the chilly dip.
Tens of millions of Hindu devotees make do with little at Maha Kumbh festival
It’s late evening in the city of Prayagraj and the roadside vendors selling snacks are packing up their wares to shut for the night.
Fire at India's Maha Kumbh Mela Festival Contained, No One Injured
A large fire broke out at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, but the blaze was quickly brought under control and no injuries were reported,
Fire rips through tents housing pilgrims for Hindu festival
A fire has torn through at least 18 temporary tents at a massive Hindu festival thronged by millions of people in India. No-one is believed to have been injured in the blaze in the northern city of Prayagraj.
Naked, ash-smeared Hindu ascetics take holy dips at the Maha Kumbh festival
Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth.
The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Diplomat-turned-writer Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri discussed her debut novel and her foray into writing
Former assistant secretary-general of the United Nations and now author, Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri, spoke about her debut novel ...
India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering
Over about the next six weeks, Hindu pilgrims will gather at the confluence of three sacred rivers where they will take part ...
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Mena Massoud Teases Separate Hindu and Christian Weddings: ‘Got A Little Bit of Everything’ (Exclusive)
Once Massoud and Shah’s relationship turned romantic, they started chronicling their romance via social media. They are also ...
The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Sunitha Kohli and Ruth DSouza Prabhu cook up recipes to make the process of cooking, feeding and eating enjoyable
Food and cookbook writers talk about how to enjoy the process of cooking, feeding and eating at The Hindu Lit for Life event.
Video shows recovered jewellery from 2021 burglary case, not from 'Muslim employee of Hindu temple'
A video of police displaying jewellery from a robbery in 2021 has been shared repeatedly with a false claim the haul had been ...
Millions gather in northern India for massive 6-week Hindu festival
Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is held every 12 years in the northern city of Prayagraj, as Hindus believe ...
The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: All religious identities require an ‘other’ that’s how religious identities take form, says Manu Pillai
In a special anniversary session, Manu Pillai discussed the Hindu identity through the facets of colonialism, religion, and ...