Hindu devotees pray before taking a dip at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India ...

The holiday is the day of the full moon, called Purnima, in the Hindu month of Shravan. It traditionally celebrates sibling ...

This is why the festival of colours is celebrated in India. Holi is a festival of colours and is widely celebrated in India.

Kajari Teej 2025 falls on 12 August. Celebrated by women across North India, it marks devotion, fasting, and prayers for ...

India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers say have been attended by hundreds of millions of ...

Varalakshmi Vratam, a cherished Hindu festival predominantly celebrated in South India, honors Goddess Varalakshmi, a form of ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Three people were killed and more than a dozen hospitalized Sunday following a sudden crowd surge and stampede at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India, local authorities said.

A crowd surge at a popular Hindu temple in northern India has left at least six people dead and dozens others injured, local ...

Hindu holy men walk in a procession a day before the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival, at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, in Prayagraj, India, Sunday ...

India’s past leaders have capitalized on the festival to strengthen their relationship with the country’s Hindus, who make up nearly 80% of India’s more than 1.4 billion people.

India’s past leaders have capitalized on the festival to strengthen their relationship with the country’s Hindus, who make up nearly 80% of India’s more than 1.4 billion people.