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

The Wyngate at RiversEdge will host a Valentine's Day Sweetheart Dance on Saturday, Feb. 8. The event, which is free and open to the community, is set for noon-2 p.m. at the senior living community, ...

The Gateway to the Divine Haridwar, located in the Himalayan foothills, is a popular pilgrimage destination in India. It is ...

The History Lecture Series hosted their second installment of “River Histories” on Jan. 29 with a lecture presented by ...

ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES of being alive on earth in the age of climate catastrophe is that we find ourselves in the peculiar position of mourning the future.

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

Massacre Ghat, also known as Satti Chaura Ghat, holds significant historical value as the site of a tragic event during India's First War of Independence in 1857. Under Nana Sahib’s leadership, a ...

Bollywood producer Vinod Bhanushali recently visited Prayagraj with his friends and family and joined the throngs of pilgrims ...

On Dec. 28, 2024, wildlife inspectors from Bangladesh’s Forest Department, following a tip-off, intercepted an intercity bus ...

The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of ...

The significance and scale of the Maha Kumbh festival is not easy to grasp. From a distance, it is a massive, huge, gigantic ...

Authorities in Varanasi have suspended the Ganga Aarti for the general public until February 5 to manage the Maha Kumbh Mela crowd and prevent overcro ...