While most Indians worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha on Diwali, the Aghoris observe the night differently. Celebrated on the new moon (Amavasya) of Kartik month, Diwali’s dark night is ...

Split into seven stages aligned with major pilgrimage points from the icy source at Gaumukh to the salty seaward expanse of Ganga Sagar, Kapila revisits places once seen through a child’s awe, now ...