Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

Politicians in secular democracies frequently tap into religious sentiments to garner voter support, despite the principle of separation between church and state. This practice is evident in both ...

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...

Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of ...

Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious ...

Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

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

Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a ...

At least 30 people have died following a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering in India, authorities said.

As Wendy Doniger points out, ancient Brahmins most likely spoke native Indian dialects or Prakrit in everyday life but reserved Sanskrit for religious rituals. Priestly Brahmins also used ...

Videos from the scene showed victims being rushed to ambulances or lying motionless on the ground after a large crowd broke ...

At least 30 people are dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at ...