Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and ...

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

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

In addition to the souvenir sheet, the Department of Posts has released an array of philatelic items, including special covers and cancellations for sacred Snan days.

A group of 68 Hindu devotees from Pakistan’s Sindh province arrived at the Maha Kumbh, drawn by the grandeur of the event ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies. Pilgrims taking a ...

Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, known as a firebrand Hindu leader, has been making headlines recently for his strong opposition to ...

As many as 400 million Hindu pilgrims are expected to visit Prayagraj, India, during this year’s 45-day Maha Kumbh Mela festival. Held every 12 years at one of four places in India, the Kumbh Mela is ...

A 70-member delegation of Hindus from Pakistan visited the Maha Kumbh and expressed their appreciation for the Indian ...

The photo of a Naga Sadhu - a Hindu ascetic - at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers in the northern city of Prayagraj, is emblematic of the ongoing Maha Kumbh ...