Every four years, during this Hindu festival, a massive crowd plunges into India's “holy rivers” for a ritual bath believed to ... priest in the holy city of Varanasi. Mishra is skeptical ...

This is the moment passengers travelling to the Indian mass bathing festival crammed into a train, two weeks after a stampede at the event killed at least 30 worshippers. Bizarre footage shows locals ...

Arun Ganapathy visits the home of Rama s biographer in Varanasi and finds that the Ramayana s key characters are living entities for the localsAt the end of the famed ghats of Varanasi there s one gha ...

Varanasi: A 6-year-old child was killed while six other pilgrims suffered grave ... pilgrims from Ramgarh Kaimur Bhabua in ...

Following a surge in crowds since the Makar Sankranti Amrit Snan (holy bath) earlier this month at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, the district administrations in Varanasi and Ayodhya have from ...

The chaos erupted suddenly-one moment, devotees were waiting patiently for their sacred dip; the next, screams filled the air as bodies collapsed under the crushing weight of the surging crowd.

Mayur Saroj Rajput (Firdous), a fashion designer and content developer, is among those who decided to go for Wednesday’s Mauni Amavasya snan (bath). “As I am a devotee ... “We visited Varanasi and are ...

The humble bath mat is a small but, for many, essential item that prevents post-scrub puddles and you or anyone else from slipping on wet tile. Besides classic cotton mats, best for people like me ...

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's kids are growing up right in front of our eyes. The couple are proud parents to Samuel, 12, Fin, 16, and Violet, 19, and they're looking more like their famous ...

“But it's important that they take the time, when they can, to answer those questions, because you don't want a child to think that ... traditional to use a steam bath when you have a cold.” ...