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. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...
India: At least 30 killed and 60 more people injured in crush at Kumbh Mela pilgrimage
A stampede killed at least people as millions of Hindus rushed to take their holy bath in the waters of the Ganges and Yamuna ...
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 ...
India’s Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering, by the numbers
Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious ...