Yadav said that Nepal can also reap benefits from the Maha Kumbh Mela by promoting religious tourism. Most of the devotees ...

A Hindu pilgrim stood anxiously next to a bus stand in Mustang, Nepal. “I’m going to burn my passport,” he told me. “I’m going to destroy all my documents and cross the border. I came ...

Most Hindus believe in a Supreme God, whose qualities and forms are represented by the multitude of deities which emanate from him. Hindus believe that existence is a cycle of birth, death, and ...

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 ...

A man walks with his child outside Saraswati temple after offering prayers during the Shri Panchami Festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. The festival honors Saraswati, the goddess of ...

Never before in its history had the world witnessed such a large bathing pilgrimage jamboree as it is underway at the moment ...