India's Modi takes ritual dip at Hindu mega-festival
India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a ritual river dip on Wednesday at the world's largest religious ...
HistoriCity | A brief and morbid history of death, dying and moksha at Prayag
The earliest historical reference to people dying by suicide at the Sangam or confluence of the Yamuna and Ganga is by ...
New Zealand's Mount Taranaki Granted Personhood
Addressing past wrongs, the New Zealand government has officially given the 2,500m volcano on the North Island the same ...
Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India
The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...
Basant Panchami 'Amrit Snan': Over 1.65 million devotees gather at Prayagraj to take a holy dip in Ganga
A large number of devotees gathered at Prayagraj to take a holy dip in the River Ganga and offer prayers to Maa Saraswati on ...
The Divine, the Digital and the Political at Humanity’s Largest Gathering
The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.
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Alexander the Great’s Final Campaign: The Siege of Mallia (325 BCE)
Following the mutiny of his army, Alexander the Great was forced to abandon his eastward march. In response, he turned his ...
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Over 30 killed in Indian religious festival stampede
More than 30 people were killed and 60-plus injured in a religious festival stampede in Uttar Pradesh, northern India. Kumbh ...
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Marketplace’s David Brancaccio on community, loss and rebuilding in Altadena
David Brancaccio and his wife lost their home to a fire that ravaged Southern California. Here's what they've learned about ...