Amala K., center, and Varsha A.R., right, on the ride home. The sun was already shining bright and hot by 7 a.m. on a recent Wednesday, as Amala boarded a company bus after her all-night shift.

Adding to the spiritual fervor, 'Pushp Varsha' (showering of flower petals) was performed to honor the pilgrims and ascetics participating in the sacred ritual. With over 48.83 million devotees ...

As Maghi Purnima (being observed on February 12) marks one of the big holy dip days, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath was seen monitoring the Maha Kumbh Mela from Lucknow. Visuals showed ...

Today, 'Pushp Varsha' will also take place. Everything is proceeding smoothly and without interruptions. All measures are in place to make this Kumbh grand, divine, digital, and safe." Jan 13 ...

Today, 'Pushp Varsha' will also take place. Everything is proceeding smoothly and without interruptions. All measures are in place to make this Kumbh grand, divine, digital, and safe." Mahakumbh ...

Bathing the last performers in a sea of auspicious marigold flowers is an extraordinary ritual of yore at the Harivallabh, called the “Pushp Varsha” (flower shower), the 149th Shree Baba ...

"He said no poor person or labourer was there. Was he blind to the swagat, satkar of the shramiks done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with pushp varsha?" he asked in a post in Hindi on X. Poonawalla ...

The 78th Independence Day parade at Lal Quila was everything that it usually is: Pushp Varsha (flower rains) by a helicopter, flocks of children dressed in white caps, and the Prime Minister’s marquee ...

He also asked them to ensure 'pushp varsha'—the shower of flower petals—on kanwariyas. Hindu pilgrims undertake the Kanwar Yatra around this time of year, traveling by foot to Uttarakhand to ...