Some of the zeitgeist reflects enduring belief mixing with increasing wealth. According to one survey, around 80% of Indians ...

Large crowds turned out in India on Wednesday for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela, with authorities saying it ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India concluded with 663 million attendees seeking spiritual cleansing by bathing in sacred waters. Despite large crowds and a recent stampede, authorities managed ...

At the age of 11, Sunil Kumar journeyed 125 miles south from his home of Gondo to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, to plunge ...

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 'Mrityu Kumbh' (Kumbh of Death) remark has sparked widespread criticism.

India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration ...

An interview featuring a Hindu monk has been misinterpreted online following a deadly stampede at the Kumbh Mela festival in ...

On the day of my departure from New Delhi, I am sick. A sudden shift in weather has hit me with a cold. My mood is rather somber as the packed flight takes off for the city of Prayagraj by the banks ...

Church leaders have mourned the death of Hindu pilgrims in the latest stampede at the overcrowded New Delhi Railway Station ...

“18 people including 9 women and 5 children lost their lives in the stampede that occurred yesterday around ... Many of those ...