According to a tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the Ganges during Kumbh Mela holds ...

Lakhs of Hindus, who had no idea about what the Kumbh Mela meant or where it even took place, resolved to take part in it. Does all of this mean a strengthening of a generic Hindu identity in the ...

Kumbh Mela is an enthralling Hindu festival and pilgrimage celebrating spiritual heritage and diversity. Given that the Maha Kumbh Mela, in particular, only occurs once every 144 years ...

Besides the not-so-hidden unease between Modi and Adityanath, Modi chose to address the Lok Sabha to ensure that he could personally claim all the kudos, observes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.

The Maha Kumbh Mela takes place only every 12 years. It is not only the most important Hindu festival in India, but also the largest religious gathering in the world. This year, because the ...

According to Hindu lore, the Samudra Manthan resulted in drops of Amrit, the nectar of immortality, falling on three Indian ...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday (March 23, 2025) announced a ₹1,100 crore plan for the development of Trimbakeshwar Temple and the establishment of a Kumbh Mela Authority ...

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday claimed that about 1,000 Hindu devotees who had gone to the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj were missing. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.( ...

He urged Hindu voters to boycott them. Athawale, a key Dalit leader from Maharashtra and a BJP ally, criticised Thackeray for speaking about Hindutva but not participating in the Kumbh Mela at ...

Pilgrim travel has been a major source of growth in intercity bus travel, Prakash Sangam, chief executive at redBus said in an interview with The Hindu. Pilgrims thronging the Kumbh Mela were the ...