A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...
Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river ...
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gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said. By Hari Kumar and Anupreeta Das Hari Kumar reported from Prayagraj, India, and Anupreeta Das from New Delhi. At least 30 people ...
Hindu devotees pray before taking a dip at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, India on January 13 ...
Ankit Srinivas Sangam in Prayagraj is the confluence of India's most sacred Ganges river with Yamuna and the mythical invisible Saraswati For festival-goers, a major attraction is the presence of ...
Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims are taking dips in sacred rivers in ... rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first of a series of major baths in the ...
Ganges River, India The Ganges holds both spiritual and ... particularly during the Three Kingdoms period. The river has served as a transportation route, a source of agriculture, and the ...
especially during its alignment with major astrological transits. The Astrological Impact of Bathing in Sacred Waters Astrologers often suggest that bathing in these rivers during auspicious times ...
The festival takes place over a period of 45 days, in several locations along major rivers in central and northern India. "Maha" stands for great or grand, and "Kumbh" literally means pot.