China was the only neighbour that did not adopt religion as the basis of governance. Afghanistan, Iran and increasingly India are now religious states. Of the four countries with which Pakistan shares ...

Amid the chants of "Har Har Mahadev" and sacred dips in the Triveni Sangam, several sadhus have captured attention with their ...

In a special anniversary session, Manu Pillai discussed the Hindu identity through the facets of colonialism, religion, and ...

Tucked away on a residential street in Southwest Broward County lies a holy structure of architectural grandeur that looks as ...

Hindu mythology deals with the legends and tales of various Hindu deities that are worshipped in Hinduism. It provides ...

Rivers, as Bengal’s nurturing mother, shaped the soul of this land and cultural landscape. The ever-flowing water and fertile ...

Ahead of the world's largest gathering of humanity, the six-week Kumbh Mela festival in northern India, a video purportedly ...

About 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe are expected to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s ...

Over the coming 45 days, an estimated 400 million Hindus are expected to come together for Maha Kumbh Mela. The festival is ...

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

Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathed in sacred waters as the Kumbh Mela festival opened on Monday, with organisers ...