Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

Asserting that Hindus and Buddhists are branches of the same banyan tree, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday that if both come together on a common platform, they will form the strongest ...

The shedding of a snake’s skin carries deep meaning — it is a symbol of transformation and renewal. Could this year be a year ...

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

The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of people, walking toward the spot where they take holy baths, ...

Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious congregation. People take a series of ritual baths at the confluence ...