India’s Modi takes ‘holy dips’ at Maha Kumbh, week after stampede killed dozens
NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took holy dips in sacred river waters in the northern city of Prayagraj on Wednesday as he joined millions of people at…
Millions of Hindus take ‘holy dip’ a day after fatal stampede
PRAYAGRAJ, India – Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Thursday for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede on…
India opens the world’s largest Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims
Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people — the largest gathering…
Dozens of children drown during Hindu festival in India
Reuters At least 46 people have drowned, most of them children, while bathing in rivers and ponds swollen by recent floods during the observance of a Hindu religious festival celebrated…