Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where ...
Several Killed in Stampede at Religious Gathering of 100 Million Pilgrims
Between 90 to 100 million pilgrims had congregated to take ritual baths in sacred rivers at a festival in northern India.
World's largest religious event in India continues despite stampede
A once-in-12-year Hindu festival, Maha Kumbh, the world's largest religious gathering, is being held in Prayagraj, norther ...
A look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years
Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river ...
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Coins and contaminants: How Delhi divers make a living in the polluted Yamuna waterway
In the depths of one of the world’s most polluted rivers, a community of divers searches for coins thrown by Hindu ...
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Fire tears through tents at India's mega Hindu festival but causes no injuries
A fire tore through at least 18 temporary tents at a massive Hindu festival thronged by millions of people in India’s ...
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Watch CutTheClutter: The Yamuna pollution crisis in Delhi & politicisation of river clean-up efforts
Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, joined by Senior Assistant Editor Soumya Pillai, discusses factors contributing to Yamuna’s ...