On India’s busy streets, vehicles adorned with Hindu symbols are more than just modes of transport — they have increasingly become mobile expressions of political and religious identity. The ...

Panguni Uthiram is not the only religious festival in India where such extreme acts of devotion are performed. During Gajan, a pre-harvest festival in India’s West Bengal, men pierce themselves ...

The festival holds significant cultural, spiritual, and religious value, particularly in regions of India that celebrate it with enthusiasm and fervor.

Celebration in West India In Maharashtra, the festival is celebrated with a mix of fun and religious significance.

The largest religious gathering in the world is taking place in India from Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. It is a significant test for the country to showcase Hinduism and culture.

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

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering early Wednesday, police said, as millions of pilgrims ...

A “stampede-like situation” at one of the biggest religious festivals in India, the Maha Kumbh Mela, led to multiple casualties on Wednesday, police said. A massive crowd, estimated to be 100 ...

We start the day's other headlines in Northern India. Authorities say at least 30 people were killed and dozens more injured in a stampede during the world's largest religious gathering.

PRAYAGRAJ, India—It has been billed as the “world’s largest congregation of humanity.” In a showcase of India’s growing religious tourism, an estimated 450 million people are gathering ...