In India, the year ahead promises a vibrant mix of national holidays, regional festivals, and long weekends, giving ample reasons to celebrate. A Nation of Diversity: What Makes India’s Holidays ...

India observes Makar Sankranti, a significant festival that marks the Sun's arrival into the Capricorn zodiac sign (Makara), on or around January 14th each year. It also signals the end of winter ...

Enlisted below is an officially announced Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) list of holidays month-wise for different parts of India, indicating when banks will stay closed or open to the public.

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

NEW DELHI (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India’s northern city of Prayagraj for the ...

More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian holy city of Prayagraj on Wednesday.

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

But when they leave — believing their sins have been cleansed by the redemptive bath — they leave with one thing in common: their foreheads display a sacred stroke of color.