Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a dip in the Ganga river in Haridwar on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Tuesday. "Taking Maa Ganga's blessing on Makar Sankranti festival," he said in ...

The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of ...

open image in gallery Hindu devotees take a ‘holy ... dip themselves in the rivers at near-freezing temperatures. open image in gallery Hindu devotees cross a pontoon bridge spanning the river ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest religious gathering in the world, started on Monday in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh, where a massive number of devotees took a holy dip in the Ganga river ...