A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where ...

Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, joined by Senior Assistant Editor Soumya Pillai, discusses factors contributing to Yamuna’s ...

Hindus venerate rivers, and none more so than the Ganges and the Yamuna. The faithful believe ... Indian civilization is inseparable from Hinduism, although critics say the party's philosophy ...

It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic at the Maha Kumbh festival where devotees had congregated from across India to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the ...

Hinduism is a kaleidoscope of colourful traditions ... Large portions of Kumbh Mela land near the Ganga-Yamuna confluence were seized and incorporated into the government cantonment.

The mega spiritual gathering has seen pilgrims and sadhus (saints) from India and abroad converge on the banks of the Sangam - the sacred confluence of the rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical ...

A Russian citizen by birth, Atma Prem Giri Maharaj, converted to Hinduism around 30 years ago ... the confluence of the rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati — in Prayagraj, Uttar ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.

The incident occurred as Hindu pilgrims rushed toward the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers for a ritual bath. A stampede injured dozens of people early Wednesday ...

The event - held once every 12 years - starts on Monday and over the next six weeks, the devout will bathe at Sangam - the confluence of India's most sacred Ganges river with the Yamuna river and ...

More than 400 million pilgrims are expected to travel to Prayagraj city to bathe at the confluence of Hinduism’s three most holiest rivers – the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati.

The ammonia levels in the Yamuna have risen to 7 ppm (parts per ... step out of fear of losing the upcoming elections. "In Hinduism, there is no bigger sin than stopping water.