Professor of comparative religion and Indian studies DIANA L ECK leads the Pluralism Project at Harvard University studying America s changing religious landscape The author of India A Sacred Geograph ...

Maintaining accurate maps is a daunting task in a country where road names and addresses are not standardized.

A video spread online shows an annual stone-pelting ritual in northern India, contrary to claims by social media posts that ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took holy dips in sacred river waters in the northern city of Prayagraj on Wednesday as ...

India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a ritual river dip on Wednesday at the world's largest religious ...

Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan alleged that a coverup was orchestrated to 'hide' the actual number of victims who lost their lives in the Maha Kumbh stampede ...

India's Kumbh Mela festival attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful to Prayagraj in northern Uttar Pradesh state, but ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

Moments before the deadly stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh festival, devotees pleaded for additional exit routes, warning of overcrowding. The tragedy, which claimed multiple lives, has raised concerns ...

Prayagraj is gearing up for the next Amrit Snan at Maha Kumbh on February 3 as the Yogi Adityanath government in UP wants to leave no stone unturned to make it a smooth affair.

Thankfully, technology can be both the eagle in the sky as well as the canary in the coal mine to help in various aspects of crowd management. This year, especially, technology is playing a big role.