There are many gems among the hundreds of sacred texts that have come down to us, said T.A. K. Srinivasacharya in a discourse. Among the 18 major Puranas, Vishnu Purana is considered a gem, and is ...

A Hindu ‘holy’ man prepares to take a dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during Shahi Snan at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj ...

vivah , is one of the 16 samskaras (sacraments) in Hinduism, marking a significant milestone in life. It is seen as a sacred duty (dharma), not just a personal choice.

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the ...

A Hindu devotee gets a sacred mark on his forehead after bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati rivers during the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj ...

Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is held every 12 years in the northern city of Prayagraj, as Hindus believe bathing in sacred rivers brings salvation from the cycle of birth and death ...

Hindu ascetics and holy men bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the second day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India ...