A video spread online shows an annual stone-pelting ritual in northern India, contrary to claims by social media posts that ...

India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a ritual river dip on Wednesday at the world's largest religious ...

Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and ...

Hindu holy men of Niranjani akhada perform rituals before leaving for Varanasi, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, after participating in ...

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...

And this business has been going on for centuries, much before the rise of the modern Indian ... ritual, but the act remains a deeply individual essay. And, this individualism at the core of the ...

A Greek woman married an Indian man in a Hindu wedding, celebrating a fusion of cultures during a Hindu religious festival ...

Vālmīki’s epic poem “The Rāmāyaṇa” is a great work of literature and a treasure of Indian culture — but its political and ...

Mathavan said the workshop provided comprehensive training on the rituals, practices and significance of Hindu funeral ceremonies. “The primary objective is to ensure cultural preservation ...

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams employ around 6,600 permanent & 14,000 contract, outsourced staff, according to temple ...

India says 420m pilgrims have visited Hindu mega-festival India's government said on Friday that more than 420 million pilgrims have ritually bathed at the world's largest religious festival, ...

A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the ...