A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...
The Ganges River, which flows through several Indian states, is considered an embodiment of all sacred waters in Hindu mythology. Revered as the most holy river in Hinduism, the Ganges is believed to ...
Between 90 to 100 million pilgrims had congregated to take ritual baths in sacred rivers at a festival in northern India.
According to the Indian government, some 400 million people were expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, the most important ...
Images from the sprawling tent city at the confluence of the Ganges and the Yamuna rivers showed smoke billowing ...