The largest Hindu temple was unveiled in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday. The occasion was marked by the presence of scores of worshippers, who participated in the consecration ceremony.

The site was chosen because of the large following already in Johannesburg. The largest Hindu temple and cultural complex in the southern hemisphere was unveiled in Johannesburg Sunday with scores ...

JOHANNESBURG (AFP): The largest Hindu temple and cultural complex in the southern hemisphere was unveiled in Johannesburg Sunday with scores of worshippers participating in a ceremony to mark the ...

Located close to Tiruchi, Nangavaram has the temples dedicated to Siva, Vishnu, and Pidari Sathayi Amman, better known as Nangavaram Pidari Amman. According to legend, the daughter of a Chola king ...

Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the largest gathering of humanity.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday launched the distribution of cheques for undertaking ‘thiruppanis’ in 1,250 temples, under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable ...

The six-week Kumbh Mela is the single biggest milestone on the Hindu religious calendar. Wednesday marks one of the holiest days in the festival, when saffron-clad holy men lead millions in a sin ...

At least 30 people have died and 60 have been injured in a stampede at a Hindu festival in northern India. Images from the scene in the city of Prayagraj, in Uttar Pradesh state, show bodies being ...

Over three million foreign tourists are expected to attend the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj - double the initial estimate, Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Thursday. This is ...

The event’s main draw is the thousands of ash-smeared Hindu ascetics who make massive processions toward the confluence to bathe. Indian authorities took more than 16 hours to release casualty ...