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. At the Maha Kumbh festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s ...
Bodies, clothes, bags lie on ground after stampede at mass Hindu gathering in India
Witnesses described a mass of people rushing to take a pre-dawn dip at the confluence of the three sacred rivers.
Monk civilization, Hindu rule for thousands of years... Then how did Indonesia become world's largest muslim country?
For centuries, Indonesia was a thriving center of Hindu and Buddhist influence, ruled by powerful dynasties that shaped its cultural and religious identity. But today, Indonesia stands as the world's ...
Frantic Rescue Effort After Stampede at a Hindu Festival in India
People were trampled as pilgrims rushed to bathe in holy waters at the Maha Kumbh Mela, a huge Hindu festival. Many pilgrims ...
Chinese and Indian diplomats call for warmer relations but make no public mention of border dispute
The top diplomats of China and India have called for their nations to provide further mutual support, but avoided making any ...