When reflecting on Hindu mythology and Greek legends, you might picture two completely separate worlds, each with its unique ...

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

The festival is rooted in Hindu mythology, a battle between deities and demons for control of a pitcher containing the nectar of immortality. Organising authorities are calling it the great or ...

(Arus Sankar/AFP/Getty Images) The ceremony is centuries old and is based on a tale in Hindu mythology where gods and demons fought over a pitcher, or kumbh, that contained the nectar of immortality.

The site was chosen because of the large following already in Johannesburg. The largest Hindu temple and cultural complex in the southern hemisphere was unveiled in Johannesburg Sunday with scores ...

Others surround him, with some holding the saffron flag of Hinduism, all repeating a centuries-old ritual that Hindus believe cleanses them of their sins and releases them from the cycle of rebirth.

Deadly crowd incidents are a frequent occurrence at Indian religious festivals, including the Kumbh Mela, which attracts tens of millions of devotees every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj.

LUCKNOW, India – Bodies, clothes and bags lay scattered on the ground after a deadly stampede at the world’s largest gathering of humanity – the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India – on one ...

Security officers guide devotees into an ambulance at the site of a stampede during the Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Wednesday, January 29, 2025. AP At least 30 people ...

At least 30 people died in an early morning stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest Hindu festival in India, officials said on Wednesday. Vaibhav Krishna, a senior police official, told reporters ...

GK Quiz on Hindu Mythology: Hindu mythology deals with the legends and tales of various Hindu deities that are worshipped in Hinduism. It provides various accounts of their evolution and how the ...

At least 30 people have died and 60 have been injured in a stampede at a Hindu festival in northern India. Images from the scene in the city of Prayagraj, in Uttar Pradesh state, show bodies being ...