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India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering
Over about the next six weeks, Hindu pilgrims will gather at the confluence of three sacred rivers — the Ganges, the Yamuna and the ... of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj ...
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Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A Hindu devotee gets a sacred mark on his forehead after bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati rivers during the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj ...