Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India
The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...
Sudha Murty Recalls Teaching Her 62-Year-Old Grandmother To Read & Write Kannada: 'She Touched My Feet, I was Aghast'
Author, philanthropist and Rajya Sabha member, Sudha Murty, shared the stage with her daughter Akshata Murty at the ...
Chola grandeur: Medieval marvel unveiled
At every temple in South India, the aarti for the deity is performed by burning a piece of camphor on a platter. Who knew ...
Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy ...
A look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years
Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river ...