Students were shocked when they found a cobra slithering across the books at a university library in India. The students were browsing the bookshelves when they found the 8ft serpent lying on top of ...

Men have their tongue and cheeks pierced with metal rods during Thaipusam, an annual festival celebrated in honor of Hindu ...

I receive questions about God and the Bible, and one of the more frequent is whether God really listens and answers prayer. We know He answers every request because of His promise in I John 5:14-15.

The largest religious gathering in the world is taking place in India from Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. It is a significant test for ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the ...

Naga Sadhus or Naked Hindu holy men take dips at Sangam, the confluence of three sacred ... The festival has its roots in a ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

As an offspring of Aditi, a Vedic entity representing infinity, Surya is one of the twelve Adityas, which also include Indra, ...

At least 30 people died in an early morning stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest Hindu festival in India, officials said on Wednesday. Vaibhav Krishna, a senior police official, told reporters ...

Wednesday marks one of the holiest days in the festival, when saffron-clad holy men lead millions in ... Mela is rooted in a mythological Hindu battle between deities and demons for control ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India’s northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering. The festival — ...