Millions of missionaries work in schools, hospitals and other institutions. Their success is deepening divisions.

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where ...

The TTD Act has been amended three times to stipulate that employees of the temple board and its affiliated institutions must follow the Hindu faith. This requirement is supported by Article 16(5 ...

The festival, where a stampede killed 30 people Wednesday, has historically embraced diversity in the ancient traditions of Hinduism. They allow plurality in belief and ritual practice of faith of ...

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam took action against 18 employees for engaging in non-Hindu practices while working at the temple. The employees must either transfer to government departments or ...

Despite his Hindu background, Patel has not been particularly vocal about his faith in his public career. His professional focus has been on law, intelligence, and national security rather than ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of people, walking toward the spot where they take holy baths, drawn by the hope that the bathing would bring them ...

What is truth? Tamil saint poet Thiruvalluvar says truth is speech that is free from all evil (Vaimai Enappaduvadhu — kural 291). The test of truth for proper conduct is its essential ...

Thane: The Nizampura police booked a man for allegedly making a derogatory remark about the Kumbh bath. The accused has been ...

Hundreds of Hindu priests at the festival paint them on the foreheads of the pilgrims. Many consider it a selfless service to their religion — without which the pilgrimage is incomplete.