Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...
Several Killed in Stampede at Religious Gathering of 100 Million Pilgrims
Between 90 to 100 million pilgrims had congregated to take ritual baths in sacred rivers at a festival in northern India.
Delhi HC seeks information on release of industrial effluents into the Yamuna
The Delhi High Court has sought information from the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIDC) on the curbs placed on untreated water released into the Yamuna and asked ...
India’s Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering, by the numbers
Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious ...
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Coins and contaminants: How Delhi divers make a living in the polluted Yamuna waterway
In the depths of one of the world’s most polluted rivers, a community of divers searches for coins thrown by Hindu ...
How excitement of Hindu pilgrims turned to death and chaos at Maha Kumbh Mela
For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as ...
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India’s Hindu festival Kumbh Mela surpasses 300 million holy baths
The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela surpassed the symbolic figure of 300 million holy baths since its beginning on Jan. 13 in northern India, according to data from the organizers, as the investigation ...
Haryana CM sips Yamuna water, says no poison going to Delhi; Kejriwal hits back
Haryana CM drinks Yamuna water to prove AAP wrong, accuses them of spreading lies and fear for political gain.