Who was Emperor Harshavardhan, who donated all his wealth at Kumbh every five years? It is said that he gave until his royal ...

Several archaeological sites lie scattered beyond the Diamond Triangle comprising the three Buddhist sites of Udaygiri, ...

Through history, the Mela has held different meanings for ascetics, the colonised, colonisers, and tourists, but all have ...

Bargarh MP Pradip Purohit Monday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the Parliament in New Delhi and demanded national ...

The full Kumbh Mela is held every 12 years across four sacred cities, while the Ardh (half) Kumbh Mela takes place midway ...

One of the earliest historical mentions of the festival comes from Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar Hiuen Tsang, who attended in the seventh century. Bathing takes place every day, but on the most ...

One of the earliest historical mentions of the festival comes from Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar Hiuen Tsang, who attended in the seventh century. Bathing takes place every day, but on the ...

Alexander Hart Tsang knows his time is coming to an end. “I can feel it in my body. Its deteriorating,” the 78-year-old Edmonton senior said. “I know my whole body — inside — is shutting ...

In the 7th c., Chinese monk-scholar Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) documented the mela's fusion of religion and commerce, with princes and affluent merchants conducting their version of CSR through ...

A deadly stampede on Wednesday hit India's Kumbh Mela, a vast Hindu festival held by the banks of the Ganges river that 400 million pilgrims are expected to visit over its six-week duration ...

On December 25, China approved the construction of a mega hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. The dam is to be constructed at the Great Bend, just before the river enters the ...