NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire tore through at least 18 temporary tents at a massive Hindu festival thronged by millions of people in India’s northern Prayagraj city, officials said Sunday.

NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire tore through at least 18 temporary tents at a massive Hindu festival thronged by millions of people in India’s northern Prayagraj city, officials said Sunday.

Sakat Chauth, also known as Maghi Chauth, is a significant Hindu festival celebrated primarily in North India. It is dedicated to Lord Ganesha and observed by women for children's well-being and ...

Prayagraj (India) (AFP) – 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 ...

If Team Mangalore, a group of kite makers and flyers, is showcasing the living heritage of Karnataka to the world at international kite festivals for over two decades, back home Mangaluru ...

Colombo, Sri Lanka - January 14, 2025 Tamil Hindu devotees and priests in Colombo prepared a traditional rice dish known as 'Pongal' on Tuesday in celebration of the Thai Pongal Hindu festival.

Millions of Hindu pilgrims followed them into the confluence. The Maha Kumbh festival - held every 12 years - started Monday, with more than 15 million pilgrims bathing in the holy rivers ...

She reveals that while her father is Muslim and her mother is Hindu, she celebrated all festivals with her family during her childhood. Many of her fond childhood memories are associated with ...

The festival is expected to attract more than 400 million people. The Kumbh originates in a Hindu belief that four drops of the nectar of immortality fell to earth, one in Prayagraj, during a ...

PRAYAGRAJ, (India): Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathed in sacred waters as the Kumbh Mela festival opened on Monday (Jan 13), with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the world's ...