PRAYAGRAJ, India — Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the ...

The revival of the dormant law has been brought about by the Guwahati High Court, which ordered the state government to ...

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Authorities in India are racing against time to get the city of Prayagraj ready to host the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela, ...

Hindus believe bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers will cleanse them of their sins.

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Ash-smeared naked Hindu holy men charged into India's most sacred river Ganges at dawn on the first most significant bathing ...

“We are pleased that a major religious group took the lead in organizing this rally,” Laviña said. He encouraged supporters to participate, stressing that the rally’s goal goes beyond ...

It was set up in an attempt to promote better respect and understanding between religious communities and has different representatives from all the major world ...

Spurred by zest and undeterred by the early morning chill, pilgrims from across the country and abroad bathe at Sangam ...