Fasting devotees have travelled about 13.5 kilometres on foot to reach the Pashupatinath Temple as part of their first "Pardes Yatra" which comes as a part of a ritual performed while undergoing a ...

Worshipping Lord Vishnu on Shravana Nakshatra, January 30, 2025, is deemed highly auspicious for bringing peace, prosperity, ...

The world's largest religious gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India, turned deadly Wednesday, with officials ...

Hindu devotees in Nepal undertake the rigorous 'Swosthani Brata', marking their first 'Pardes Yatra' pilgrimage to the sacred ...

Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious ...

Israeli troops will remain in the Palestinians' Jenin refugee camp once the large-scale raid they launched last week is ...

Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the ...

Som Pradosh Vrat is a significant fasting and prayer day dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, observed twice a month.

The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher ... by the cosmic alignment of the sun, moon and Jupiter. This year’s festival is the biggest ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the ...

Hindus believe bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers will cleanse them of their sins.