Dain also held a workshop during the festival where he shared about the art of making wayang kulit puppets.

The event’s main draw is the thousands of ash-smeared Hindu ascetics who make massive processions toward the confluence to bathe. Indian authorities took more than 16 hours to release casualty ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said. By Hari Kumar and Anupreeta Das ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A member of dragon dance club Naga Merah Putih (Red White Dragon) which is named after Indonesian national ...

At least 30 people have died and 60 have been injured in a stampede at a Hindu festival in northern India. Images from the scene in the city of Prayagraj, in Uttar Pradesh state, show bodies being ...

Here is a look at the sacred Hindu event which is expected to draw more than 400 million visitors over six weeks, making for the largest gathering of humanity in the world. The Kumbh Mela is held ...

A Delhi Court has ordered registration of FIR against journalist Rana Ayyub after a lawyer filed a complaint accusing her of insulting Hindu deities and spreading anti-India sentiment through her ...

Lithuanian street artist Ernest Zacharevic, known for his iconic Children on a Bicycle mural on Armenian Street in George Town, Penang, has announced his decision to take legal action against AirAsia ...

Indonesia has the world’s largest Muslim population, but at one time it was influenced by Hindu and Buddhist kings. Arab Muslim traders arrived here in the 8th century. But Islam was propagated ...

“I just keep it simple and that’s my strength,” Koushik said ahead of the Ranji Trophy match against Punjab starting Thursday. “Like how the bowling coaches usually tell: hit the top of ...

Two men were held on Tuesday evening after their remarks on social media about the Mahakumbh sparked anger among some members of the Hindu community Two men, including a journalist, were arrested ...

An Indian Renaissance, between 250 BC to 1200 CE? That’s what William Dalrymple’s latest book asserts. An ambitious read, the book narrates the millennial spread of “Indian religions, philosophies and ...