In Pics: Celebrating the Shakti Culture at Guwahati’s Ambubachi Mela
The monsoons have arrived in Assam, and with the rains begins the auspicious Ambubachi Mela in Guwahati’s Kamakhya Temple. The heart of Tantric traditions in India, the temple attracts sadhus, sadhvis and Tantric More...
Simhastha concludes with dips, heat and naga clicks | Hindustan Times
A month-long mega Simhastha-2016 concluded with a record footfall on the third shahi snan in the Kshipra on Saturday amid rising temperature. About 80 lakh devotees took the holy dip at 20-odd ghats along the More...
Why Ujjain Kumbh is the coolest thing to do in the heat of May
It is one of the biggest congregation and spectacles of the world and it happens just once in 12 years! The Ujjain Kumbh is on right now, and if you haven’t thought of heading there you just may be the biggest More...
How can I desert blackbuck, neither of us will survive: Naga sadhu’s plea | The Indian Express
Undaunted by the prospect of a possible jail term for keeping a blackbuck in his custody, a Naga sadhu has moved court with a prayer that the antelope be released in a forest near Aurangabad in Maharashtra, from More...
10 Awesome Facts About the Kumbh Mela!
Hindus all around the world are known to celebrate festivals with much passion and fervour, sometimes to express joy and hope and sometimes to appease the gods in the hope of attaining salvation. The Kumbh Mela, More...
In Photos: Devotees Gather At Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2016 in Ujjain – The Quint
Early on Friday morning, the month-long Simhastha Kumbh Mela began in Ujjain, which is the largest gathering of Hindus in the world. Held every 12 years in this holy city, people, saints and seers come from all More...
Madhya Pradesh targets 97 lakh kg marigold flowers for Simhasth Kumbh
Ujjain–The Madhya Pradesh government has made special arrangements for making available adequate quantities of fruit, vegetables and flowers for the Simhasth Kumbh pilgrimage here, including a targeted supply More...