‘You need a bath after the bath’: World’s largest religious gathering wraps up after 600 million devotees take holy dip
Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, ...
The Economist1d
How overt religiosity became cool in India
Some of the zeitgeist reflects enduring belief mixing with increasing wealth. According to one survey, around 80% of Indians ...
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45-day-long Maha Kumbh concludes: 66.3 crore people take holy dip in Triveni Sangam; PM Modi hails CM Yogi's leadership
This staggering number exceeds population of 193 individual nations, making it one of largest recorded human gatherings in ...
Maha Kumbh Mela, World’s Largest Religious Gathering, Comes to a Close
The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest spiritual gathering, ended on Wednesday. Over six weeks, more than 400 million people visited the Indian city of Prayagraj to bathe at the confluence of the ...
Devotees across India celebrate the Shivaratri festival in honor of Hindu god Shiva
Millions of devotees across India are celebrating the Shivaratri festival that honors the Hindu god Shiva, one of the main ...
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Mahakumbh concludes: Sacred waters settle, echoes of devotion, leave everlasting imprints in history
The Mahakumbh 2025 concluded on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri on Wednesday, marking a momentous event filled with ...
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India's six-week long Hindu festival draws to an end
India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration ...
AP PHOTOS: Devotees across India celebrate the Shivaratri festival in honor of Hindu god Shiva
The devotees celebrate the festival in temples by pouring water or milk over the Shiva linga, a stone sculpture symbolic of ...
The Manhattan Mercury3d
India's vast Hindu festival draws to an end
India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration ...
Hindu devotional singing is having a moment
According to Grammy Award-winner Chandrika Tandon and other devotional musicians, the melodic repetition of Vedic mantras, ...
Every 12 years, India builds this megacity—then tears it down
The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how ...
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Understanding Kejriwal’s startling claims over Yamuna water crisis
In this crucial election, described as a do-or-die battle for both Kejriwal and his party, the AAP leader even appeared to play from the back foot, ready to accept that there were some unkept promises ...