Sikh Festivals 2026 list with dates and significance. Know Gurpurabs, Jayantis, Baisakhi, Hola Mohalla and the role of the ...

The Hindu spring festival of Holi, which starts March 11, is religion in technicolor. A look at some more of the most unusual ceremonies practiced worldwide "Play" isn't a verb necessarily associated ...

One organizer said they expected one million pilgrims to attend on Thursday. LONDON -- Hindu pilgrims in India have begun gathering along the Ganges River on the first day of Kumbh Mela,despite ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of ...

DELHI, India (RNS) — Kumbh Mela, a festival that every 12 years draws hundreds of thousands of devotees to the city of Prayagraj, in northern India, has become the latest battleground for ...

HATHRAS, India — Severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede that killed at least 121 people at a religious festival in northern India as the faithful surged toward the preacher ...

Hindu devotees gather ahead of the second sacred bathing ritual, or 'Shahi Snan', during the Kumbh Mela festival at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, in Prayagraj ...

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LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Deadly stampedes are relatively common around Indian religious festivals, where large crowds gather in small areas with shoddy infrastructure and few safety measures. LUCKNOW, ...

Thousands of people are expected to enjoy music, food and other entertainment at the annual Dogwood Festival this month. One thing they won't get at the event: religion. Festival organizers have ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of ...