Social media users falsely claim an old video of a crowded alleyway was filmed at the Kumbh Mela in India days after at least ...

From documentary-style films to feature films and live performances, the Indian Film Festival of Houston offers something for ...

The unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India overshadows many nations in size -- and for the ...

Indian media have reported deadly bus crashes involving Kumbh Mela pilgrims, but footage shared on social media of an ...

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

As hundreds of millions of Hindu pilgrims travelled to attend the 2025 Kumbh Mela in India, a video surfaced in social media ...

More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India during a ...

Thaipusam, a significant Hindu festival, is celebrated on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai. It honors Lord Murugan and includes rituals such as Kavadi Attam and body piercing, symbolizing ...

More than 500 million people have taken a "holy dip" in sacred river waters in north India over the last four weeks as part ...

During this struggle, drops of nectar fell at four sacred sites. The spiritual Hindu festival takes place once every 12 years at one of those four locations. This year, it is being held in the ...

For millions of Hindu pilgrims at India's millennia-old vast Kumbh Mela festival, the culmination of their journey is ritual bathing in the holy waters where sacred rivers meet. And for as long as ...

the Hindu Gods descended to Earth in the sacred rivers, on this day, and therefore by taking a holy dip, devotees receive the divine blessings of all the Gods. Jainism followers celebrate this day as ...