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. But at the festival, where ...
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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 ...
Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the Hindu 'festival of festivals' that draws millions to northern India?
The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they ...
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 Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.
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At Maha Kumbh, 7-Foot Tall 'Muscular Baba' From Russia Steals The Spotlight
The mega spiritual gathering has seen pilgrims and sadhus (saints) from India and abroad converge on the banks of the Sangam - the sacred confluence of the rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical ...
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7-feet tall ‘muscular baba’ from Russia at Mahakumbh left teaching to become a sadhu
He learned about Hinduism about thirty years ago and has ... the sacred confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati.
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Triveni Sangam Explained: Why It’s Sacred During Kumbh Mela
This sacred confluence of three rivers – the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati – is deeply rooted in Hindu spirituality and mythology, making it a central location for one of the ...
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Scrutinising the LG’s role in the Yamuna clean-up
In January 2023, the National Green Tribunal formed a high-level committee to tackle pollution in the Yamuna. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena was made its chairperson. The panel has held at least 10 ...
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AP PHOTOS: Tens of millions of Hindu devotees make do with little at Maha Kumbh festival
Hindu devotees will keep arriving in the north Indian city from across the country to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers. Many will sustain ...
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Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India's mega Hindu festival
Holding tridents, swords, spears and small two-headed drums, ash-smeared Hindu holy men marched and rode chariots at sunrise toward the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati ...
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Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India’s mega Hindu festival
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Naga Sadhus of Juna Akhara perform rituals at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and ...
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Hindu holy men and millions of pilgrims take dips in India’s largest festival
Holding tridents, swords, spears and small two-headed drums, ash-smeared Hindu holy men marched and rode chariots at sunrise toward the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati ...