Journeying across India for the pinnacle celebration of the Hindu calendar, Laxmi and her family were sleeping by the ...

Deadly crowd incidents are frequent occurrence at Indian religious festivals, including the Kumbh Mela, which attracts tens of millions of devotees every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj.

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered at the confluence of ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is the second top official after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer condolences to the ...

TV exposure has helped boost trade bookings for Uniworld Boutique River Cruises. The company reported a “phenomenal response” ...

Many were feared dead after millions of Hindu pilgrims at a huge Hindu festival in India rushed to bathe in holy river waters ...

Observing silence on Mauni Amavasya and bathing in the Ganga is believed to purify the soul and bring inner calm. At Maha ...

Between 90 to 100 million pilgrims had congregated to take ritual baths in sacred rivers at a festival in northern India.

Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river ...

As Mauni Amavasya graced the calendar on January 29, 2025, its significance was magnified by the ongoing Mahakumbh Mela.

At least seven people have died and dozens of others have been injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious festival in India, a gathering where millions take part in rituals and offer ...

Mauni Amavasya, also known as Maghi Amavasya or Magh Amavasya, is a significant day observed during the Magha month in Hindu ...