Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...
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Watch CutTheClutter: The Yamuna pollution crisis in Delhi & politicisation of river clean-up efforts
Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, joined by Senior Assistant Editor Soumya Pillai, discusses factors contributing to Yamuna’s ...
At Least 30 Dead and Many More Hurt in Stampede at Huge Hindu Festival in India
People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and ...
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Haryana CM inaugurates International Saraswati festival in Yamunanagar
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini inaugurated 'International Saraswati Festival-2025' at 'Adi Badri' in Yamunanagar where mythical Saraswati river believed to be originated. He also inaugurated ...
India’s Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering, by the numbers
Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious ...
Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the ‘holy dip’ where stampede took place?
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My country, my rivers: Exploring the sacred sites of Maha Kumbh Mela where faith and culture converge
Discover the spiritual essence of India at the four sacred sites of the Maha Kumbh Mela and participate in HT@100 My Country, ...