Supreme Court directs mapping of sacred groves in Rajasthan, transferring them to forest reserves, defying Forest Rights Act.

For more than 60 days, local herders and other village folk had been opposing the project for threatening their traditional sacred community groves, known locally as ... Rajasthan has emerged as India ...

The once-in-144-years Maha Kumbh, which began on January 13 and will continue until February 26, is expected to draw 40 to 45 crore devotees to the sacred Sangam ... those in distress. India Today ...

Hence, to help the readers navigate their way through the novel, a map of Gutthi’s [one of the protagonists ... In Kuvempu’s all-embracing universe, even ordinary water can turn into sacred water!

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where ...

This sacred stroke, called tilak, is ubiquitous to the millions of Hindu pilgrims attending the Maha Kumbh festival in India's northern Prayagraj city, where faithful gather at the spot where the ...

Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of people, walking toward the spot where they take holy baths, drawn by the hope that the bathing would bring ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The pilgrims come and go as ... their foreheads display a sacred stroke of color. Log In or Sign Up ...

Sacred Strokes of Color on Foreheads Are a Major Display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh Festival PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of ...