A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural battle.

Marking Ganesh Jayanti, also called Magha Shukla Chaturthi, devotees arrived at the famous Siddhivinayak Temple on Saturday morning in big numbers to offer prayers to Lord Ganesha. People participated ...

Ganesh Jayanti, also called Magha Shukla Chaturthi, Tilkund Chaturthi, and Varad Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha, the deity of wisdom. Observed on the fourth ...

At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering early Wednesday, ...

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

For centuries, Indonesia was a thriving center of Hindu and Buddhist influence, ruled by powerful dynasties that shaped its ...

Patel, in his opening remarks said, “I’d like to welcome my father Pramod, and my mother Anjana, who are sitting here today.

Immediately upon my arrival to India, my documents were confiscated and I was imprisoned for six days in a dark cell For the ...

Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj today (30 January) for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede at the largest gathering of humanity in ...

Bangladesh’s largest minority rights group has accused the country’s interim government of failing to protect religious and ...

Moments before a deadly stampede at the world's biggest religious gathering in India, Hindu devotees queuing to take a ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.