The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu organised a Mahotsav in its premises to celebrate the shared cultural heritage between Nepal ...

The Indian community across the country are now gearing up for Diwali festivities, with the biggest celebration – BNZ ...

Dussehra coincides with two other festivals, Navratri and Durga Puja, with Dussehra marking the end of their celebrations, according to Britannica. Its name comes from the Sanskrit words dasha, “ten,” ...

Hindu devotees immersed idols in a river for the Durga Puja festival. Worshippers gathered to perform rituals and prayers before dipping the deity's statue into the water in Bihar, India, on October ...

Abhimanyu, a 58-year-old elephant, carries on its back an idol of Chamundeshwari, the Hindu goddess also known as Durga, in a ...

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In the heart of a local turmeric farm, chants of prayer echoed over cheerful conversation and the smell of authentic Indian ...

The 58-year-old elephant, Abhimanyu, was decked up regally and carried in a golden seat on its back an idol of Chamundeshwari ...

Durga Puja, the largest religious festival for the Hindu community, has drawn to a close through the immersion of the goddess's idols in the waters. Every year, thousands of people gather at the ...

In Muslim-majority Bangladesh, vast crowds celebrate the biggest Hindu festival of the year under tight security, after a ...

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Kanchan Paul is deep in concentration as he paints the right eye on a clay idol of the Hindu goddess ...