“People think anybody can recite the Bhagavata [Purana] and become famous,” Hemant Mani, 42, grumbled over the phone from his monastery in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. “Social media is giving people the ...
PRAYAGRAJ, India--Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival, which is ...
A devotee garlands a senior Hindu holy man walking in a procession, a day before the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, India, on Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) PRAYAGRAJ, India ...
Ganga Dussehra, a significant Hindu festival, celebrates the descent of Goddess Ganga to Earth. Observed on June 5, 2025, devotees honor Maa Ganga's birth anniversary with prayers and holy dips, ...
According to the Hindu calendar, the Amavasya tithi of Magh months Krishna Paksha begins on 18 January 2026 at 12:03 am and ...
Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first of a series of major baths ...
PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and armed Hindu holy men. The Naga Sadhus are the highlight ...
Thousands of pilgrims arrived at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj and the Ganga ghats in Varanasi on Sunday to take a holy dip ...
Tulsi (Holy Basil) is one of the most important herbs in the world of spirituality and sacred living. Tulsi is not only a plant; it is a direct representation of purity, devotion, and spiritual ...