Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have flocked to the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the world's largest religious gathering. The Maha Kumbh festival ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, or Hindu pitcher festival, begins Monday in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj. Officials expect at least 400 million attendees over the next 45 days.

Devotees worldwide have gathered at the Sangam, the sacred convergence of Ganga, Yamuna, and the Saraswati rivers, to ...

The spiritual festival, held every 12 years, attracts millions of devotees who gather to bathe at the sacred Triveni Sangam, ...

Millions of Hindu devotees are bathing in sacred waters as the world’s biggest religious gathering begins in India’s northern ...

In survey spanning 36 countries, Pew Research tried to ascertain what people thought were major causes of inequality. In India, more people blamed automation than in most other countries.

A stampede at the Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, resulted in six deaths as thousands jostled for ...

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian ...

The city once relied heavily on jobs and income from tourism, now nonexistent, as well as work permits that Israel revoked following the October 7, 2023 ... shares a religious community member ...

Sister Simona Brambilla has been named prefect of the department responsible for all of the Catholic Church’s religious ...