A reporter’s trip to the world’s largest holy festival was interrupted by a deadly stampede. His account reveals both the ...

Bodies, clothes and bags lay scattered on the ground after a deadly stampede at the world's largest gathering of humanity, ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.

The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a judicial probe into the deaths of at least 30 people in stampedes at India’s ...

Symbols have always been a part of rituals, traditions, and even everyday activities. From the simple cross that convent ...

Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the ...

In 'The Divine Kumbh', Deepak Kumar Sen offers an in-depth look at one of humanity’s most significant spiritual traditions ...

Hinduism is often imagined as a monolith of arcane and ancient rituals, in spite of the efforts of external invaders. In India itself, the image of a “faith under siege” is a core part of the Hindu ...

The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity, historian and author Manu Pillai explores the intersection of colonialism, religion, ...