THRISSUR: The life-size mechanical elephant is similar to a living one; it flaps its ears and squirts water from its majestic ...

Some of the zeitgeist reflects enduring belief mixing with increasing wealth. According to one survey, around 80% of Indians ...

The devotees celebrate the festival in temples by pouring water or milk over the Shiva linga, a stone sculpture symbolic of ...

At the age of 11, Sunil Kumar journeyed 125 miles south from his home of Gondo to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, to plunge ...

India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration ...

At least 18 people were killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi, the Press Trust of India news agency reported Sunday. Many of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who ...

At least 18 people died during a stampede at ... milestone on the Hindu religious calendar, and officials said around 500 million devotees have already visited the festival since it began last ...

At least 30 killed in stampede at massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the Hindu 'festival of festivals' that draws millions to northern India? "My thoughts are ...

At least 18 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India ... The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj, and ...