A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river ...

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But at the festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy rivers, it morphs into a major display of Hinduism in various forms and designs. Some ...

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

The Yarlung Tsangpo — the world’s highest major waterway — is Tibet’s longest river, and is called Brahmaputra in India before it turns into the Jamuna in Bangladesh. The 60-gigawatt dam ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first of a ...

Sacred River Faces Industrial Transformation The Siang River, considered sacred by the Adi tribal community in Arunachal Pradesh, is at the center of a heated controversy. India plans to construct its ...

Ankit Srinivas Sangam in Prayagraj is the confluence of India's most sacred Ganges river with Yamuna and the mythical invisible Saraswati For festival-goers, a major attraction is the presence of ...

especially during its alignment with major astrological transits. The Astrological Impact of Bathing in Sacred Waters Astrologers often suggest that bathing in these rivers during auspicious times ...

The Central government has allocated Rs 1190 crore for a new bridge over the Teesta River, enhancing North Bengal's ...