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

Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, joined by Senior Assistant Editor Soumya Pillai, discusses factors contributing to Yamuna’s ...

The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and ...

A Russian citizen by birth, Atma Prem Giri Maharaj, converted to Hinduism around 30 years ago ... the confluence of the rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati — in Prayagraj, Uttar ...

The mega spiritual gathering has seen pilgrims and sadhus (saints) from India and abroad converge on the banks of the Sangam - the sacred confluence of the rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical ...

The Maha Kumbh is a significant festival in Hinduism, attracting crores of devotees from across ... It is believed that bathing in the holy confluences of Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, on ...

This sacred confluence of three rivers – the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati – is deeply rooted in Hindu spirituality and mythology, making it a central location for one of the ...

The Sangam is the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, and a dip in this stretch is considered to free you from rebirth and cleanse your soul. An evening experience of the ...

In January 2023, the National Green Tribunal formed a high-level committee to tackle pollution in the Yamuna. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena was made its chairperson. The panel has held at least 10 ...

Akharas, or warrior-saint sects or groups, hold a special importance in Hinduism and at the Kumbh Mela ... at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, in Prayagraj, ...

Hindu devotees will keep arriving in the north Indian city from across the country to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers. Many will sustain ...