Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A book about Hinduism which begins with a maharaja’s cows sounds a little like a Rudyard Kipling tale ...
Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India’s mega Hindu festival
(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) Hindu pilgrims perform rituals after taking a holy dip at Hooghly River on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP ...
Millions of Hindu pilgrims followed them into the confluence. The Maha Kumbh festival — held every 12 years — started Monday, with more than 15 million pilgrims bathing in the holy rivers ...
35 million participate in holy dip, says Uttar Pradesh chief minister Festival expected to boost economy by $30 billion-$35 billion PRAYAGRAJ, India, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Naked Hindu ascetics ...
Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have flocked to the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the world's largest religious gathering. The Maha Kumbh ...
More than 400 million pilgrims are expected to travel to Prayagraj city to bathe at the confluence of Hinduism’s three most holiest rivers – the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati.
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Hindu devotees take a holy dip in the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical ...
PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh ...
The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela is celebration like no other. It's the largest religious gathering in the world, with more than 400 million people expected to take part. Kumbh Mela only happens ...
Pausha Purnima, also known as Sakambhari Purnima or Paush Purnima, is a significant Hindu festival. It falls on 13th January 2025, a Monday. This festival marks the start of a month-long period of ...
Thousands of Hindu holy men have been arriving in Prayagraj to participate in the Kumbh Mela festival Millions of people have taken a holy bath at the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela (also known as ...
More than 400 million people expected at Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu sacred event will be world's largest gathering of humanity Hindus believe taking dip in sacred river during kumbh brings salvation ...
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