More than 500 million people have taken a "holy dip" in sacred river waters in north India over the last four weeks as part ...

From documentary-style films to feature films and live performances, the Indian Film Festival of Houston offers something for ...

The unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India overshadows many nations in size -- and for the ...

Unfortunately, several major Indian festivals are falling on weekends this year. However, there is still scope for some 3-day long weekends, as we have listed below. We have also provided a short ...

Millions of people who flocked to the Indian city of Prayagraj for the Kumbh Mela festival - Copyright AFP Arun SANKAR Millions of people who flocked to the Indian ...

Hindu devotees pray before taking a dip at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj ...

It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic at the Maha Kumbh festival where devotees had congregated from across India to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims and tourists to India. The 45-day festival, which began Jan. 13, is the largest gathering of humanity in ...

"The government should make better arrangements to meet the needs of common devotees," Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi wrote on the social media platform X. The 45-day festival is a ...

It has now won the top prize. Marathi filmmaker Rohan Parashuram Kanawade's Sabar Bonda has made India proud at the 2025 edition of the Sundance Film Festival. The film which was the only Indian ...

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.