ALLAHABAD, India (Reuters) - Nearly half a million Hindus braved near-freezing temperatures to wash away their sins in the icy waters of the Ganges river in northern India on Wednesday, the first day ...

HARIDWAR, India (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Hindus bathed in waters considered sacred across large parts of India to mark the start of a religious festival on Thursday, with at least seven ...

Kartik Purnima is one of the most revered days in Sanatan Dharma, marking the spiritual climax of the sacred month of Kartik.

ALLAHABAD, India (AP) -- Millions of Hindus plunged into the icy waters of the Ganges River before dawn today, hoping to wash away their sins on the first day of a religious festival that occurs once ...

India’s environmental authorities have raised concerns over dangerously high levels of faecal bacteria in the Ganges river at Prayagraj, particularly during the Maha Kumbh Mela – a major religious ...

According to the Vedic calendar, Hinduism calculates time based on the Samvat. There are a total of 12 full moons in a Samvat ...

‘You need a bath after the bath’: World’s largest religious gathering wraps up after 600 million devotees take holy dip New Delhi (CNN) — Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred ...

Kartik Purnima date 2025: The full moon of Kartik month is one of the holiest days for Hindus and also holds great importance ...

Mahant Jitendra Mohan Puri of the Batuk Bhairav Temple explained that Kartik Purnima is one of the most important festivals in Hinduism, celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Kartik. This ...

Four children drowned in the Ganges on Monday morning while taking a bath ahead of the Chhath festival in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said. Naugachia SP Prerna Kumar said the incident took ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India – At least 30 people were killed and dozens more were injured early Wednesday after millions of Hindu pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, a huge festival in the Indian city of Prayagraj, ...