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At least 15 people were killed and many more injured on Wednesday in Prayagraj, northern India, during a stampede at the giant Kumbh Mela Hindu pilgrimage. Held every 12 years, the gathering ...

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A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

"We humbly request all devotees do not come to the main bathing spot," said one ... The Kumbh Mela is rooted in a mythological Hindu battle between deities and demons for control of a pitcher ...

The Delhi Police on Tuesday informed a court that an FIR has been lodged against journalist Rana Ayyub after a lawyer accused her of spreading “anti-India sentiment” and “insulting” Hindu deities on ...